When will it be the time?

After the recent shooting in Boulder the pro-gun groups have said now is not the time to talk about reforms, so as an outsider looking in Americans when will be the time and why?

The culture around guns in America fascinates me I am curious to where you stand and why I know this is a polarising subject so please try and be respectful to others views.

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JoePourMan · 61-69, M

It makes no sense to take guns away from law abiding citizens because of the actions of those who have no respect for laws.
Every day, about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that's one person every 52 minutes.
Should we ban cars?
3000+ people were killed here in 1 day by airplanes.
Should we ban airplanes?

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@JoePourMan It would make sense to ban them if cars and airplanes were designed specifically to kill as many people as possible as fast as possible. Like assault weapons. But alas, they aren't, and your false equivalency makes no sense.

JoePourMan · 61-69, M

@windinhishair It's already against the law to murder. Do you really believe making guns illegal will all of a sudden make these killers to become law abiding citizens?

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@JoePourMan We license drivers and register cars - with many states forcing regular inspections. Because the free for all method didn’t work very well, and people aren’t quite as ideologically stupid about cars.

The [i]practical[/i] goal of gun control laws is to drive up black market prices - nobody expects criminals to obey the laws, but at a certain point the common criminal simply can’t afford a weapon at street prices.

JoePourMan · 61-69, M

@QuixoticSoul We have strict gun controls here, licensing, (must have a FOID card) and background checks here, as well as laws against felons owning or processing guns. The homicide rate in Chicago is through the roof.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@JoePourMan We need to ban certain guns, not all guns. And yes, that will have a positive impact, particularly as time goes on. We already did it once with the assault weapons ban and it worked. There is no reason it can't work again.