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> Alternatively, we can continue to have mass killings, single killings, and lots of crime by guns bought by people that should have been blocked. Sounds possi
by xienze 4y ago
> Alternatively, we can continue to have mass killings, single killings, and lots of crime by guns bought by people that should have been blocked.
Sounds possible in theory, but not so much in practice. Let's say I live my whole life as a model citizen, then one day buy a gun with the intent to kill a bunch of people. No background check in the world would deny my purchase. What now?
- relaxing 4y agoThat’s not realistic. People don’t “just snap.” In any case, your hypothetical model citizen wouldn’t be bothered by background checks and waiting periods, so there’s no harm in restrictions that prevent crimes that would be stopped by a mandatory cooling off period.
- HideousKojima 4y agoThe Vegas shooter had no priors and no discernable motive, so people definitely do "just snap." The Texas clocktower shooter also appears to have gone crazy over a relatively short period of time due to a brain tumor.