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Of course, no one wants to put guns in the hands of bad guys. This seems like a problem which can't be regulated away without severely impacting other industri

Of course, no one wants to put guns in the hands of bad guys. This seems like a problem which can't be regulated away without severely impacting other industries (ie preventing production 3d printing machines which could produce these firearms). Even with plans being illegal, it seems that where there is a will, there will be a way, even if it's through a black market or trial and error. If that's the case does regulation make sense? Is there a more viable alternative?

angersock 9y ago
It's funny the article should mention Austin, since there was just a mass stabbing there ( https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/01/multiple-people-stabbed-ut-austin-campus https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/01/multiple-pe... ). Rifles are on the order of 20% as likely to be used to commit a murder as knives ( https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2009-2013.xls https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-... ). ~ Regulating what people can build in their own homes is not a good idea, nor is saying "this set of machine blueprints is legal to possess, while this other is not". The hacking community has known this for a long time ( https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html ).
- gozur88 9y ago
  You're more likely to be beaten to death with fists than killed by a rifle. The whole thing is emotion-based manipulation.
  - Arizhel 9y ago
    Exactly, and this is why fists need to be highly regulated by the government. I propose mandating that everyone have their hands surgically altered so that they're unable to make fists, and can only close their fingers partway.
    - joshuas 9y ago
      You just have to store your fists separately and each fitted with a fist lock unless you're at a punching range.

angersock 9y ago

It's funny the article should mention Austin, since there was just a mass stabbing there ( https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/01/multiple-people-stabbed-ut-austin-campus https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/01/multiple-pe... ). Rifles are on the order of 20% as likely to be used to commit a murder as knives ( https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2009-2013.xls https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-... ). ~ Regulating what people can build in their own homes is not a good idea, nor is saying "this set of machine blueprints is legal to possess, while this other is not". The hacking community has known this for a long time ( https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html ).

gozur88 9y ago
You're more likely to be beaten to death with fists than killed by a rifle. The whole thing is emotion-based manipulation.
- Arizhel 9y ago
  Exactly, and this is why fists need to be highly regulated by the government. I propose mandating that everyone have their hands surgically altered so that they're unable to make fists, and can only close their fingers partway.
  - joshuas 9y ago
    You just have to store your fists separately and each fitted with a fist lock unless you're at a punching range.