dagblog - Comments for "Better Gun Control"

I believe consumers union

jollyroger — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 07:52:21 +0000

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I believe consumers union recommends when on a zombie search and destroy mission that you pack nothing with less stopping power than a desert eagle or a 357 mag minimum. Too bad for me and my puny chief's special

If the government is the

Doctor Cleveland — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:37:44 +0000

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If the government is the plaintiff, the government can choose not to sue, and will always face political pressure not to.

If private parties are the plaintiff, they have a right to pursue their case. That's the one advantage I see to tort.

Well, guns make their way

Donal — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:34:22 +0000

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Well, guns make their way into the poorest hands in the world, so I won't hold my breath.

I haven't seen them all, but in many films, guns do work against zombies, though fire is better. In Shaun of the Dead, you could dispatch them with a cricket bat.

Inner city violence between

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:15:10 +0000

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Inner city violence between young males is one of the largest and most tragic sources of gun homicide. Except for a few drug kingpins, these kids certainly aren't rich. If fewer of them can afford guns, that in itself would go a long way towards reducing gun violence.

PS Guns don't work against zombies

I would guess that what will

Donal — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:41:28 +0000

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I would guess that what will happen with either taxing or insuring firearms, is that buying/owning the cheaper models will become too expensive to be practical. Why buy a Raven if it costs as much as a Ruger?

Drug dealers will still buy pretty guns, but less profitable criminals will have to turn to secondhand or stolen or fenced firearms made by better manufacturers. Then the better manufacturer's models will also be taxed/insured at a higher rate, and purchasing any firearm will cost that much more.

So eventually owning firearms will be a rich man's game. And when we start turning into zombies, only the rich will survive.

It's impossible to eliminate

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:23:04 +0000

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It's impossible to eliminate every assault weapon in the country, but I think it's a reasonable goal to raise barriers so that there are far fewer of them.

I agree, it's a disgrace. And

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:19:55 +0000

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I agree, it's a disgrace. And I support alternative approaches that the states are doing.

I just don't think that we'll ever defeat the NRA legislators by compromising with them to pass whatever measly restrictions they're willing to permit. And I don't think we'll ever have serious gun control until we defeat them.

Ha. There are 114 gun

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:14:35 +0000

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Ha. There are 114 gun manufacturers in the United States. I think the IRS is up to the task.

I am all for booting

NCD — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:23:17 +0000

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I am all for booting Republicans out of government, then cull through the Democrats for the DINO.

The new NY laws on guns are tough, and California has some new ideas on requiring a license and maintaining a database on ammunition purchases. You can't pussyfoot around with gun manufacturers.

The GOP uses the law to de-regulate gun carry and stymie sensible gun laws, the reason is they know the law, not disincentives, rules the land, and use of the law, at state or federal level, is the only route to sane control of guns.

Don't you find it shocking that for every gun sold in the country, doing the math, there is a $10,000 dollar hit to the economy in death/medical care/work loss from guns nationwide? It's a disgrace.

If you tax guns, only tax

Donal — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:26:03 +0000

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If you tax guns, only tax evaders will have guns.