On 1/6/2016 11:40 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/6/2016 11:02 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 1/6/2016 10:12 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/6/2016 9:36 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 1/6/2016 2:02 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
The obvious answer to reducing gun deaths is to reduce the
number of guns. Sorry.

Now that's just plain stupid.


It's not really stupid. It's logical. And, if those opposed to
*any* kind of constructive discussion or attempts to reduce gun
deaths and crime with reasonable gun control laws, it may just come to
that eventually.

You need to take the guns out of the hands of people who are likely to
commit crimes with them. Reducing the number of guns isn't going to
accomplish that. His comment was still stupid (IMO). Taking Luddite's
guns away from him won't accomplish anything.


I agree with you and one way to take the guns out of the hands of people
who are likely to commit crimes with them is to have mandatory
background checks across the board. It won't stop *all* illegal
transfers but it, along with some records of custody may start to reduce
the number in unqualified people's hands.

But, I know the naysayers will now jump in and cite that because it
doesn't solve everything, it's not worth doing ... or at least considering.


Removing career criminals from society permanently will produce far
better gun crime statistics than O'Bama's plan. But that's not how
liberals fly. Kill em with kindness (rehab) and penalize the good guys
is their M O.