The problem with America currently is simply the fact that stricter gun control only covers certain states. There are then a myriad of ways to attain guns in states that have stricter gun control laws when neighbouring states are more lax about it. It's not rocket science. In order to have effective gun control the ENTIRE nation needs to get on board. All states. That's the end goal.
As a former Missouri FFL, I am intimately familiar with what happens when one of my stock ended up in another state as part of a crime. It:
A) represented a literally incalculably small percentage of my total sales(which were not a tiny figure)
B) Provided a definite paper trail as all FFLs nationwide are already obligated to run the form 4473 through FBI NICS section to verify legality of purchase.
The implication of point B is that
most firearms procured for the purposes of gun crime occur in the state the crime actually occurs, notable exceptions being "ghost" imports and organized crime smuggling. You may be tempted to then quote private sales at auctions, but again as someone who's participated in such events most stands are either FFLs themselves and the one that aren't still take the proper precautions to facilitate a private sale for the purposes of removing liability from themselves.
I point you to the UK on how to handle things, after they had their first mass shooting. I also point you to New Zealand for a far more recent example. The UK solved the problem and New Zealand are doing a fucking sterling job thus far.
One problem America does have is the sheer quantity of guns (which is fucking ridiculous by the way), and that's a problem they brought upon themselves by letting the problem fester this long
The sheer abundance of firearms is a valid point, and no argument from either perspective will ever change the above fact. They are here to stay, and I'm glad for it.
because of something written on a piece of paper from hundreds of fucking years ago
This is a clear misrepresentation of firearm laws as not progressed from that time period, a point I've already addressed.
(when they didn't have weapons ANYWHERE NEAR the calibre of what they have today). But alas, it can still be done and it should be done. Peoples lives are far more important than playing with a shooty shooty toy and living out a army fetish without having the balls to sign up
Spoken like someone who's never hunted bore with black-powder versus an AR. Definitely facetious on that line, but the point would be that the percentage of people who make use of the latest available weapons are statistically the most law-abiding people there are. I've sold quite a few .50 calls and FN military-style rifles, not one was ever used with criminal intent. Peoples live are indeed important, which is why I carry.
My mind will never budge on gun control, I think the gun culture in America is fucking backwards and I value human life much more than that.
I can tell your not one to change on the subject, especially considering you make no reference to the actual findings per the CDC. I do find it important that passerby viewers who ARE more open/on the fence be enticed to pursue the research.
That's kind of the problem though. It doesn't matter what the City of Chicago does when people can just dip out of the city and find loopholes, either in other counties or simply going to Iowa or Wisconsin or Indiana.
A) What loopholes?
B) What percentage of such instances out of the national aggregate?
