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minus-squarePenguinCoder@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 years agoCriminals already don’t follow the law; that’s why they’re considered criminals. Why would those who need weapons care about or follow gun control laws? How’s that working out for the war on drugs in the US?
minus-squareshanghaibebop@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoAssuming x percentage of legally acquired guns can be diverted to illicit means. Less overall Availability of guns means less overall availability of guns in the illicit market. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/02/stopping-toxic-flow-of-gun-traffic-from-u-s-to-mexico/
minus-squarepbjamm@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSeems to work OK in every other civilized country. Maybe the US is exceptional, but not in the way Americans like to think.
Criminals already don’t follow the law; that’s why they’re considered criminals. Why would those who need weapons care about or follow gun control laws? How’s that working out for the war on drugs in the US?
Assuming x percentage of legally acquired guns can be diverted to illicit means.
Less overall Availability of guns means less overall availability of guns in the illicit market.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/02/stopping-toxic-flow-of-gun-traffic-from-u-s-to-mexico/
Seems to work OK in every other civilized country. Maybe the US is exceptional, but not in the way Americans like to think.