It truly is stunning. The solution to the gun violence we've seen all these years could've all been solved with universal background checks.
You see, according to USMB's greatest non-thinker,
Dagosa, the problem would be, oh, what's the word? Oh, yes: "Absolutely" be solved by requiring "universal background checks". You see, universal background checks are the end-all for gun violence; the panacea to finally rid this scourge from society.
Pay no mind to the fact that criminals tend to
not go through legal, legitimate channels to obtain their firearms, so they wouldn't be subjecting themselves to background checks. Apparently, the mere requirement for universal background checks would make the fact that criminals tend to not buy guns legally a non-factor.
Pay no mind to the fact that the Texas shooter purchased his guns legally and passed a background check. Surely, though, through some form of magic, Salvadore Ramos would not have been able to legally buy a gun, even though he passed the aforementioned background check.
Pay no mind to the fact that mentally ill people may be able to access a firearm and go on a rampage. No, dear citizen, your worries are for naught. You see, with universal background checks, such a person is no longer mentally ill.
Pay no mind to the fact that people buying guns legally (and, ostensibly, passing background checks to do so) can and do sell them legally to criminals.
Actually, what's truly stunning is that Dagosa is stupid enough to believe any of the above. Yet, when asked if universal background checks would solve our gun violence problem, he/she believes they would. That one, singular facet, if addressed, will eliminate every other concern regarding gun violence.
Ain't we lucky?