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by mindslight 1136 days ago
If you're a city dwelling blue tribe member, read and reread this comment until you can understand where it's coming from. Most "gun control" legislation has resulted in arbitrary technical restrictions, utterly ineffective for their stated purpose, enforced in a draconian manner where everything is either perfectly legal or an immediate federal felony. Calls to "ban all guns" are a choir-preaching pipe dream, and there's little reason to believe that such a push would produce a different result this time.

What we actually need is consistent legislation across the board that removes the minefield for most gun owners, while focusing on graduated regulation of the states of people who own/carry any type of gun, making sure they're mentally competent and attached to reality - especially as social media pushes more people to become detached.
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mcphage 1136 days ago
> Most "gun control" legislation has resulted in arbitrary technical restrictions, utterly ineffective for their stated purpose

I'm not sure that's true, given the rise in gun violence starting when the last assault rifle ban ended in 1994.

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laverya 1136 days ago
The federal Assault Weapons ban started in 1994 and ran for 10 years.

Assault Rifles have universal background checks complete with fingerprints, a multi-month waiting period, and a $200 transfer tax - and have since the 1930s. No new assault rifles have been available for civilian purchase in almost 40 years.

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mcphage 1136 days ago
> The federal Assault Weapons ban started in 1994 and ran for 10 years.

D'oh! Apparently "what number is higher, 1994 or 2004?" is too much for my primitive human brain.

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laverya 1136 days ago
No worries, we've all done it!

And for that matter the most advanced artificial brains screw up math on a regular basis too

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