change is good!
Well, that didn't take long.
As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense ( Read more... )
As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense ( Read more... )
everything else he has suggested IS sweeping legislation..the Assault Weapon Ban had zero result on violent crime, but banned scary looking rifles. the "gun show loophole" doesn't exist, what it means is banning any gun sold privately.
I don't know what "child proofing" a gun is, but it usually means mandatory trigger locks and the like...provisions that the Supreme court just struck down because it is unreasonable to expect a locked up and disabled gun to be of any use for self defense.
What do you suggest is the best way to keep guns out of the hands of criminals while making sure law-abiding citizens can enjoy their second amendment right?
No idea, but I would suggest you're asking the wrong question. gun control has never limited violent crime; Chicago and DC had the most restrictive guns laws and the highest violent crime rates; vermont has almost no gun control and very low crime.
The right question is how do we prevent violent crime at all. But there's no good answer to that, its much easier to blame inanimate objects such as guns and dodge the issue. Of course, that doesn't help the law abiding who end up victims because they followed the law.
I guess I was hoping some of the hype was true and Obama really was something different, but he's just pushing the same party line with the same party lies.
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I think improving education and fighting poverty would be a start. Crime is way more complicated than "bad guy gets gun, bad guy uses gun." There's all sorts of things that play into it, socioeconomic factors, educational factors, mental health care, biology, upbringing, etc. There's a root to the problem, just like terrorism. When people grow up in shitty conditions and are indoctrinated with hate and insane ideologies, is it any wonder they grow up to commit violent acts against others? I dunno, I think there's a lot to be said for programs (be it non-profit, religious, or governmental) that aim at early intervention for children who are clearly at risk to commit violent crimes if their situation doesn't improve. And then if that doesn't work, I'm a fan of making sure violent offenders aren't given a chance to do it again (ie, if you break into someone's home and rape them, you aren't out on parole in 2 years). It'd be nice if we could sterilize some pieces of shit who have no business being parents, too, though that'd probably be considered the biggest violation of personal freedoms the country has ever seen.
Incidentally, according to the Dept. of Justice, violent crime has been decreasing since 1994.
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crime rate as well. (though personally I agree with 3fgburner).
though another interesting point...in 1994 there were significantly more "assault weapons on the street" than ever before since manufacturers ramped up production to get as many out as they could before the ban hit. which kind of proves "assault weapons" were never a problem in the first place if crime started dropping when they were at their highest point. ;)
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