"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"?

Poll - Total Votes: 16

I support stronger gun control legislation

I do not support stronger gun control legislation

You can only vote on one answer.

Not true.

Turns out outlaws get their guns from states with lax or no gun control laws.

"The Movement of Illegal Guns in America," a study released by the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" coalition, documents the link between gun laws and interstate gun trafficking.

The study finds that the 10 states with the least control of sales supply 57% of the handguns recovered in crimes in other states.

West Virginia supplies the most; the District of Columbia none.

The study also finds that the less a state regulates handguns, the greater the incidence of death by handguns in that state.

The coalition's "Trace Data Center" collects, analyzes and distributes gun trace data and related reports released by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Source:
Harvard Law School Library Blog
etseq.law.harvard.edu/2008/12/if_guns_are_outlawed_only_outlaws_will_have_guns/

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Be practical. In the case of America, taking guns out of the hands of citizens just isnt practical.. So dont bother. So here is the deal. And this has to be federal. Every weapon has a registered owner at some point. And that owner remains liable under criminal penalty for any crime the weapon is involved in.. As an accessory, equally guilty of the crime. So each owner them begomes responsible to notify authorities if the gun is stolen, or sold. Simple..If the gun is still yours, and is used to commit a murder. Thats on the owner...That and requiring a gun owner to be licensed by their state, will allow honest, careful people to keep all the guns they want..While using a gun in commission of a crims should add twenty years to the penalty.. It woulsnt take long for that to bite..😷

Drummer · M

@whowasthatmaskedman "When A$$holes are outlawed, only outlaws will have A$$holes"

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Drummer Like I said in the opening. Its just too late for America.. Find another country or get Kevlar....😷