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Originally Posted by Tuna
I don't see a guy like Lanza getting his hands on a gun with the kind of policy that Great Britain has. He stole the weapons from his mother, who had them legally, let's not forget.
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Let's also not forget that apparently she had them laying around with easy access. But I do concede that if Lanza didn't have any access to guns, he would not have used guns to make a statement. I don't think he would have just relegated himself to not making a statement at all, however.
Getting rid of guns might make it harder for suburban kids to get a hold of them, but it won't stop the crazy ones from being crazy, nor will it stop criminals in the U.S. from using them to prey on others.
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Mexican criminals get the majority of their weapons from the U.S. because they have strict gun control laws. If we were to enact stricter laws, it could potentially bring down violent crime in the U.S. AND Mexico.
All that said, I still haven't read through your novel of a post earlier. I'm a little drunk and think I may wanna be a bit more lucid when I speak on it.
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If you think Mexico's gun problem is the result of the U.S. having guns, then I can't really fault you for having that position. But if you think the U.S. somehow going *boop* and deciding that guns are no longer legal is going to actually change anything either here or in Mexico except regular citizens in the U.S. no longer having anything to defend themselves with except a sock full of batteries and a fireplace poker, then I hope I'm not around if you become the next contestant on You're The Latest Best Inadequately Unguarded Victim of Seedy Human Nature.
I mean, when 'Merica says "Ok gaiz, no mor gunZ nao!", I don't think it's realistic to assume they all just evaporate and suddenly the clouds dissipate and everyone starts having peace on earth. The only change here would be now those who didn't turn their arms in have a pretty awesome advantage over those that did. And That's the sort of thing that would probably instill confidence in those wishing you harm, knowing all you have to fight back with is a baseball bat.