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> Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 That bill would do nothing to combat these mass shooters. I can't think of any offhand that have bought their weapon
by tomschlick 7y ago
> Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
That bill would do nothing to combat these mass shooters. I can't think of any offhand that have bought their weapons through private sale. Most don't have a criminal record so they just buy them from random gun shops.
So if it won't solve anything related to these incidents, what's the point?
- untog 7y agoThere are many types of gun crime in the US. Background checks would help with a lot of individual murders, particularly in domestic cases where one partner has already been arrested for domestic abuse. No, it wouldn't solve everything. But if we wait to pass a law that solves everything, we'll never pass anything.
- tomschlick 7y agoI guess I would need to see numbers on how many murders use a gun that was bought by a prohibited person through private sale. I highly doubt its anything significant.
- untog 7y agoSo your presumption is that all the people calling for background checks and that have drafted and passed a complete background check law have not considered any of this, or looked at any data? And despite not actually knowing yourself you're comfortable dismissing it as something you "highly doubt"?
- tomschlick 7y agoI have tried to find numbers on this after I made my comment and couldn't come up with anything. > have drafted and passed a complete background check law have not considered any of this, or looked at any data Yes, generally because the people proposing gun laws know nothing about guns. I have watched national politicians tell townhalls that it's perfectly legal for someone to order a gun online right to their door without a background check, that is a felony. I have watched them tell people that fully automatic guns are easy to obtain, which they are not. I have watched them tell people that banning the AR-15 should be our #1 priority, when in reality more people are punched and kicked to death each year than are killed with rifles. So yes, politicians generally talk out of their @$$ to pander to their bases and get votes. They are not experts on most subject matter so I wouldn't expect them to have any info that isn't widely known.