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Saying Switzerland has "vastly" stricter gun laws /might/ be true if mushing the U.S. into a whole, but it ignores the very important variations at the state le

Saying Switzerland has "vastly" stricter gun laws /might/ be true if mushing the U.S. into a whole, but it ignores the very important variations at the state level. Some states have very strict regimes that compare to Switzerland's, and in some you can just walk into a store and buy long guns if you're of age. I totally agree about the responsibility thing. Concerning the "dog shoots owner" headlines, you should ignore that sort of thing. Those sorts of incidents are super rare. They hit headlines /because/ they're rare and therefore interesting.

freeflight 6y ago
> Some states have very strict regimes that compare to Switzerland's, and in some you can just walk into a store and buy long guns if you're of age. Which is exactly why the regulation in the US does not work; Anybody who disagrees with their states particular laws can just cross into another state to get their fix there. That why any proper regulation needs to happen on a federal level so individual states won't act as a loophole. > Concerning the "dog shoots owner" headlines, you should ignore that sort of thing. Those sorts of incidents are super rare. They hit headlines /because/ they're rare and therefore interesting. It's something that should be non-existent, I haven't seen it anywhere else in the world. But only a couple of days ago there was yet another example out of the US [0]. These are the kind of absurd situations that simply do not happen in any other place as other places lack the "firearm saturation" that enables this in the US. So something that should be improbable, still ends up being a regular thing. [0] https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dog-accidentally-shoots-owner-in-the-leg-plano-police/2473904/ https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dog-accidentally-shoots-ow...
- agensaequivocum 6y ago
  > Anybody who disagrees with their states particular laws can just cross into another state to get their fix there. If you mean purchase something you cannot buy in your state, that's not true. Interstate handgun purchases are completely banned and long guns can only be sold if the sale complies with both state laws.
  - freeflight 6y ago
    I mean bypassing state-level mandatory background checks by travelling to a state where those are not required for private sales and just buy a firearm there with zero regulation and documentation.

freeflight 6y ago

> Some states have very strict regimes that compare to Switzerland's, and in some you can just walk into a store and buy long guns if you're of age. Which is exactly why the regulation in the US does not work; Anybody who disagrees with their states particular laws can just cross into another state to get their fix there. That why any proper regulation needs to happen on a federal level so individual states won't act as a loophole. > Concerning the "dog shoots owner" headlines, you should ignore that sort of thing. Those sorts of incidents are super rare. They hit headlines /because/ they're rare and therefore interesting. It's something that should be non-existent, I haven't seen it anywhere else in the world. But only a couple of days ago there was yet another example out of the US [0]. These are the kind of absurd situations that simply do not happen in any other place as other places lack the "firearm saturation" that enables this in the US. So something that should be improbable, still ends up being a regular thing. [0] https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dog-accidentally-shoots-owner-in-the-leg-plano-police/2473904/ https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dog-accidentally-shoots-ow...

agensaequivocum 6y ago
> Anybody who disagrees with their states particular laws can just cross into another state to get their fix there. If you mean purchase something you cannot buy in your state, that's not true. Interstate handgun purchases are completely banned and long guns can only be sold if the sale complies with both state laws.
- freeflight 6y ago
  I mean bypassing state-level mandatory background checks by travelling to a state where those are not required for private sales and just buy a firearm there with zero regulation and documentation.