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Collector guns are worth less if they are non functioning.

You know what kills and has absolutely no use? Alcohol. We must regulate that too. We must make sure people only drink two beers a day. Prevention is better than a cure right? What better than to prevent drunk driving? Obviously full out ban on alcohol will not work so let's make sure people only drink a max of two beers a day.

To make sure bars don't oversell to customers we can have cops in each bar. We can have the government create taps that require a thumb print that allows only two beers.

After all drunk driving kills. Not to mention the cost of healthcare for people with liver damage.

No other use but to get a buzz right?
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McAvoy wrote:Collector guns are worth less if they are non functioning.

You know what kills and has absolutely no use? Alcohol. We must regulate that too. We must make sure people only drink two beers a day. Prevention is better than a cure right? What better than to prevent drunk driving? Obviously full out ban on alcohol will not work so let's make sure people only drink a max of two beers a day.

To make sure bars don't oversell to customers we can have cops in each bar. We can have the government create taps that require a thumb print that allows only two beers.

After all drunk driving kills. Not to mention the cost of healthcare for people with liver damage.

No other use but to get a buzz right?
Um actually alcohol does have some use. Limited usage has been found to lower risk factors for both heart disease and some cancers.
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There are alternatives to that. Those benefits go away after two drinks anyway. Besides it is just an example.
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Besides the whole discussion is moot since no legislation will ever get passed on this or any other matter as long as Reps and Dems feel their only goal is to disagree with the other side.
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It won't pass because even the DNP knows that no matter how many pro-crime lobby funds they get from places like England and Mexico. They'll never get the whole population to roll over. Cops aren't going to walk around unarmed and neither are the bulk of our citizens. Getting a few cities that were already rolling in crime to fall for it is one thing, they're already in the state of mind to be victims. But a lot of places are doing really well and aren't just going to give up a good life.
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Captain Seafort wrote:Their focus is on possession of firearms, and their pursuit of that goes far beyond simply opposing the repeal of the second amendment to opposing any form of firearms regulation.
Since the most effective gun safety laws are in states that promote the 2nd Amendment, your statement is silly at best.
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Teaos wrote:Jumping in late, I take the assumption that if you gun is in your house, it is considered secure, as no one should be their with out your knowing.

If you compare a Car to a gun you must want people garages to be bunkers and for no one to leave a car parked in public?
Anyone stupid enough to make that assumption should be lined up and shot. A firearm, like a first aid kit, like a fire extinguisher, like an air bag in a car. Its an added form of security, it does not on its own make something secure. It simply allows for what boils down to better odds against the risk.

The worst US cities still only have a similar violent crime rate to that of the avg for the UK. Most of the US however is rather safe. You don't need firearms for protection in about 90% of the country. The more extreme liberal and pro-crime areas of course have their problems, but that isn't the common place of the country. When it comes down to it, its odds and risk. Criminals and their supporters don't want to risk more then their possible gain. There is more money in my small county then the whole of Baltimore city, but crime stays largely there. The question of why is simple to cover. We have on my street alone three US Marines, an Ex-Army guy and two Police Officers out of just thirty or so homes. Seafort pushes for people to be unarmed and there is a large pro-crime lobby here in the US just like you have in England. But they don't have hold here although they do in some cities. Now if you're a criminal you have to pick where you're going to try and do your work. Do you want to do it where half the population is armed and up to a quarter are former or current military or LE and trained killers? Or do you do it in a place where the population is told not to defend themselves and is unarmed? Again, its odds, criminals can work where they are going to have a 75% chance of running into someone who can and will kill them on the spot. Or they can go somewhere that they have a 100% of their victim being totally unable and or unwilling to defend themselves at all.
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Personally I hope this takes off. I'd love to design and print off my own gun, custom cartridge and all.

Wildcatting to its logical conclusion.
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