reminds me of Dennis Prager's observation that liberals want to feel good while conservatives want to do good. With respect to gun control, liberals seem to want policies that make them feel good, but will actually do very little to reduce the number of murders. Conservatives tend to focus more on what will actually work.
For example, liberals want to ban assault weapons. I'm still not sure the actual definition of an assault weapon (perhaps a scary looking gun would suffice), but these weapons are very seldom used in murders. Liberals want to ban private gun sales or at least force background checks, but there are a myriad of problems (e.g. inheritance of weapons) and these guns are very seldom used in crimes. Gun show sales account for only 3.4% of all weapon sales, for example. If criminals want guns, they don't buy them at gun shows. They are far more likely to use straw purchasers or simply buy them on the streets where a fellow criminal won't do a background check anyway. Liberals want to eliminate semi automatic weapons. Again, with 300,000,000 guns in the country this would mean criminals would have semi's and law abiding citizens wouldn't. That's insane. Liberals want gun buy backs but that won't stop any crime, imo. There are 300,000,000 weapons in this country and criminals will always find a way to get one.
Many gun control measures that would work (much harsher sentences) are loathed by liberals because they feel it would adversely affect minorities. Other measures that would work, including eliminating gun free zones and armed security, are also loathed by liberals because they simply hate weapons.
Harsh punishment of straw purchasers, harsh punishment of crimes committed using guns, harsh punishment of aggravated felony criminals in possession of a weapon, immediate deportation of illegal aliens with a felony record and in possession of a weapon, and elimination of gun free zones would do a lot to stop murders.
For example, liberals want to ban assault weapons. I'm still not sure the actual definition of an assault weapon (perhaps a scary looking gun would suffice), but these weapons are very seldom used in murders. Liberals want to ban private gun sales or at least force background checks, but there are a myriad of problems (e.g. inheritance of weapons) and these guns are very seldom used in crimes. Gun show sales account for only 3.4% of all weapon sales, for example. If criminals want guns, they don't buy them at gun shows. They are far more likely to use straw purchasers or simply buy them on the streets where a fellow criminal won't do a background check anyway. Liberals want to eliminate semi automatic weapons. Again, with 300,000,000 guns in the country this would mean criminals would have semi's and law abiding citizens wouldn't. That's insane. Liberals want gun buy backs but that won't stop any crime, imo. There are 300,000,000 weapons in this country and criminals will always find a way to get one.
Many gun control measures that would work (much harsher sentences) are loathed by liberals because they feel it would adversely affect minorities. Other measures that would work, including eliminating gun free zones and armed security, are also loathed by liberals because they simply hate weapons.
Harsh punishment of straw purchasers, harsh punishment of crimes committed using guns, harsh punishment of aggravated felony criminals in possession of a weapon, immediate deportation of illegal aliens with a felony record and in possession of a weapon, and elimination of gun free zones would do a lot to stop murders.
