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Originally Posted by munki
I don't think tougher gun laws would stop anything...
Case in point... If I wanted to purchase a new gun at this very moment, for whatever nefarious, or sane reasons. This is what I would have to go through both legal or illegal routes.
LEGAL
1. Wait for store to open at 10 am tomorrow.
2. Select firearm
3. Fill out paperwork
4. Have ID and background check completed.
5. Pay out purchase at retail pricing
6. Leave store
7. Return a few days later when paperwork is cleared.
8. Receive newly purchased weapon.
ILLEGAL
1. Call local 'hook-up'
2. Call local 'hook-up' (he was asleep first call, but shit's going down, I need a piece now)
3. Drive to meet hook-up
4. Select Weapon
5. Pay far less then retail.
6. Wait for print wipe, and new tape on handle. ( hook-up was kind enough to pre shave serials)
7. Shoot and throw operation ready.
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if you know illegal hook ups for guns, you might want to take a look at the people and places you associate yourself with in life...some people don't even know where to get weed let alone a gun. i think those with previous assault charges and any previous incidents of mental instability should not be able to get guns. i don't know if this is already the case but it doesn't appear to be so.
i still think its horribly sad/ironic that everyone feels they need guns to protect them from others with guns. how many guns bought for self defense have been used in a moment of rage? how many kids died trying to be a big boy playing with daddy's gun? how many people wouldd still be here today, if not for some loser who wants to take out as many people as he can before he does himself in? the thing about guns is that it takes no real forethough. even building a bomb takes time, requires materials not always so easy to get, etc. if you have a gun, you just need to pick it up, load and shoot.
also more people being armed most likely would of done nothing. how many times has a gunman been taken out who is shooting in a crowd of people? while im sure there have been, i can't think of a single one. people are thinking more about their own survival rather than being the hero, especially if you don't even know who is doing the shooting, if its being done from a distance, point blank, if the guy is right next to you or what..
if guns have absolutely nothing to do with it, america should start looking at itself because its breeding a helluva lot of killers.