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After Mass Shootings, Action on Gun Legislation Soars at State Level

• mindslight 10y ago
  So um, if all of these bills have been passed, then why hasn't the problem been solved? I guess one more is needed to do the trick. We're trapped in the death spiral of late stage democracy.
• RcouF1uZ4gsC 10y ago
  What I find interesting is the isomorphisms between gun control and encryption. Consider these statements: Normal people don't need military grade (encryption/guns). If we ban (encrpytion/guns) the real criminals will still use (encryption/guns). Look into the eyes of a family member of a victim of (terrorism/shooting) and tell them why you don't support banning (encrpytion/guns) that made this attack possible. With (open source/3D printing) banning (encrpytion/guns) is impractical anyway (Encryption algorithms/guns) don't (enable terrorism / kill people) people do. We need (encryption/guns) as a defense against government tyranny. Only paranoid people really care about (encryption/guns).
  • MaysonL 10y ago
    The isomorphism breaks down at: encryption isn't a deadly weapon.
    • RcouF1uZ4gsC 10y ago
      Remember the 9/11 was perpetrated without guns as was the Oklahoma City bombing. For a group to be able to coordinate and plan in a clandestine manner is probably a much greater tactical advantage than any actual weapon. So just as a gun can enable killing people more efficiently, so can encryption.