President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

  • Zorque@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    So you agree it’s mostly political theater, on both sides? All the proponents of “gun rights” are just as pointless and theatrical as the gun bans they oppose? That coming out, guns blazing (as it were) against these measures is just another way to stir up an uninformed and apathetic base to action against the “liberal elite”?

    Most of these measures are relatively toothless anyways, they affect tiny portions of the population, most of which just won’t be able to purchase new weapons of that style, at least until the gun manufacturers find loopholes, as they always do.

    • borkcorkedforks@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      There is political theater going on but with gun control laws they’re not going to even stick due to lawsuits. Effectiveness is questionable as well.

      The laws do not affect a tiny portion of people though. Lots of weapons that fall under the idea of an assault weapons ban are extremely popular and common. Then such laws would affect future buyers including people who do not have the opportunity to buy something now or didn’t think to. Definitely a problem for someone a decade from now who was too young or wasn’t into firearms yet. Like that the whole point of the ban right? Stopping people from being able to own something.

      The “loopholes” aren’t. They’re just making something that is in compliance. The problem is they don’t know how to define what they want to ban and the ban isn’t actually effective for the results they claim.