One of the myths about gun control that always annoys me is that there are discrete categories of "good guys" and "bad guys"pic.twitter.com/Y7kqXz8kj7
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What we CAN do - what Australia, the UK, and most other OECD nations have done - is keep guns out of virtually EVERYONE's hands
This doesn't stop the die-hard criminals from getting firearms, perhaps. But they make up a tiny fraction of the total population of people who commit firearm offences
So, for example, in Australia your average domestic abuser can't go down to the store, pick up a Glock, and go and shoot his partner
And even the die-hard criminals have trouble getting GOOD weapons Raids on criminal stashes in Australia regularly turn up unregistered weapons...that are >50 years old!pic.twitter.com/MTrkmTez8p
But isn’t it also problematic to think we could pass laws to keep guns out of the hands of people that have no regard for laws (ie criminals or “bad guys”)?
Not at all. There are, of course, gangs/career criminals who you're unlikely to affect, but they are the outliers. Most people who commit crimes follow most laws!
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