[OkayPhysicist]

If you own many firearms already, how is a 30 day wait preventing you from bearing them?

But yeah, the benefit does mostly arise for first time gun buyers. But that would require a master list of all gun owners. I'd prefer the wait per gun.

[15155]

"A right delayed is a right denied" (*except when it's a right protected by the Second Amendment, I guess.)

[Hikikomori]

"doesn't matter how many schoolchildren die if I can't buy my weapon right away"

[15155]

Which "schoolchildren" died because of a firearm that was purchased inside of a 30 day window? None of the famous massacres would fit this bill; did you have an actual, documented event in mind or just feelings?

All of the gun grabbers I am aware of that are in favor of waiting periods try to make this infringement justified based on "crimes of passion" and other "heat-of-the-moment" nonsense - not "schoolchildren."

[Hikikomori]

It's just an example, you're refusing any kind of gun regulation, doesn't matter what it is, dead kids is not a factor.

Casual gun ownership is the difference. In Europe you can get guns, but you do it for a purpose like hunting or sports, license and training is required.

[delaminator]

They don't have any evidence because they are appeals to emotion.

If you look at the people doing the shooting you get a much better correlation but no-one wants to go there.

[Hikikomori]

No evidence? Just look at Europe or Australia.

[delaminator]

the places where they put you in prison for tweets ?

[tracker1]

Would you be okay with a 30 day waiting period for posing a news article, that included strict penalties for misinformation/disinformation? Since you have to wait to publish, you have less reason to get things wrong.

[RoddaWallPro]

A 30 day waiting period on news articles doesn't meaningfully reduce actual suicides. One on guns _does_, without a corresponding harm to the buyer.

[tracker1]

A 30-day waiting period on news articles _should_ meaningfully reduce misinformation. A lot of lives are ruined by misinformation/leaks in early news articles that are later disproven and those retractions are rarely covered as widely as the original false news.

I'm talking about saving people's lives here.