daveman
Diamond Member
Simple. He could have been required to talk to a trained professional about the guns he was purchasing. He could have explained why he needed an assault rifle with 6,000 rounds.
Explaining why you need the weapons does not in any way infringe on your rights, and would have saved lives.
Are you living in some world where you think people always answer truthfully to questions? Because unless you are, there is a very easy way to get around your new "obstacle".
You lie.
Let's says someone who wants to commit mass murder of innocent people is asked what he needs an assault rifle with 6000 rounds. If he is thinking this out, what exactly do you think he is going to answer:
1) I am planning to kill alot of innocent people in a movie theatre/schoo/[insert place] massacre.
2) Self - defense
3) I'm a collector
4) Hunting
For some reason, I don't think he is going to answer number 1, do you?
How about instead of trying to force weapons out of the hands of people, you convince them through persuasion not to be violent? Or how about you arm yourself and take responsibility for your own defense rather than putting that responsibility on someone else?
So the solution you propose is, in part, arm yourself to deter a shooting?
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The Real Story on Gun Use
Lott found almost 90% of the time, people stopped criminals simply by exhibiting a gun. But the media mentioned in <1% of their stories that attacks were stopped when citizens used guns to stop them. Three academic surveys (Journal of Criminal Justice) found about two million defensive gun uses occur each year. Guns are used defensively 4x more frequently than for committing crimes.
Lott found almost 90% of the time, people stopped criminals simply by exhibiting a gun. But the media mentioned in <1% of their stories that attacks were stopped when citizens used guns to stop them. Three academic surveys (Journal of Criminal Justice) found about two million defensive gun uses occur each year. Guns are used defensively 4x more frequently than for committing crimes.