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  • Sparko
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    I think I've said what I think on this and have given ample opportunity to hear other views and offer my comments on them. Thanks all for the conversation, but there is little more to be gained by continued discussion at this time.

    Jim
    I agree. Thanks for the debate.

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by Sparko View Post
    "Guns are dangerous weapons" -- that's kind of the point Jim. They are supposed to be dangerous weapons. That is why people have them for self-defense. If I am defending my life or my family I want as dangerous of a weapon as I can get my hands on. I want it to be as unfair to the guys attacking us as possible. I want a fast shooting, high capacity weapon that can kill them before they can kill me or my family or friends. And I have the RIGHT to have those weapons and to defend myself. And that right is not given to me by the constitution. It is an inalienable right. The 2nd amendment doesn't give us the right to own and bear arms. It just says the government can't infringe on my right to do so.

    And taking them out of my hands isn't going to take them out of the criminal's hands. They will still find a way to get them.
    I think I've said what I think on this and have given ample opportunity to hear other views and offer my comments on them. Thanks all for the conversation, but there is little more to be gained by continued discussion at this time.

    Jim

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  • Sparko
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    I don't believe you are taking into account all of what I said, but since you don't reference the post you are referring to, I have no objective means of evaluating that. I can tell you that your characterization of gun control as 'punishment' is wrong. A gun is a dangerous weapon, and high capacity semi-automatics a seriously dangerous weapon, and so there is a responsibility to the public to do what can be done to keep such weapons out of the hands of those that would use them to kill innocent people. Gun control laws are part of that process. Having them, complying with them, is just the civic duty of the gun owner.

    Jim
    "Guns are dangerous weapons" -- that's kind of the point Jim. They are supposed to be dangerous weapons. That is why people have them for self-defense. If I am defending my life or my family I want as dangerous of a weapon as I can get my hands on. I want it to be as unfair to the guys attacking us as possible. I want a fast shooting, high capacity weapon that can kill them before they can kill me or my family or friends. And I have the RIGHT to have those weapons and to defend myself. And that right is not given to me by the constitution. It is an inalienable right. The 2nd amendment doesn't give us the right to own and bear arms. It just says the government can't infringe on my right to do so.

    And taking them out of my hands isn't going to take them out of the criminal's hands. They will still find a way to get them.

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  • lilpixieofterror
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    We have no problem enforcing the licensing and taxing of automobiles. They are in public view of course, which does make it easier. The hardest to enforce would be private sales by individuals. But I don't see it being that hard. If guns are licensed, then there is a record of ownership. If that gun ends up in the hands of another person committing a crime, you'd better have a document showing you had a background check done, or you'd better have reported it stolen. And when you report a gun stolen, you'd better be able to show you took reasonable precautions against it being stolen.
    Your claim runs into the problem that car licensing and tags are only required if you plan on driving on a public road. It is legal to drive around an unregistered car, without a license, on your own property. Most people don’t own that kind of land and own a motor vehicle for the purpose of driving on public roads, so most tend to be registered and licensed. Most gun owners own them for defense and don’t normally take them out, so your comparison fails right there. Second, arresting people for having their guns stolen will only lead to people simply not reporting them stolen. Third, your plan is against the 4th amendment. It is the government’s job to prove you did something wrong, not yours to disprove. Again, your plan had all sorts of issues that you choose to ignore because you don’t like the cold splash of reality. There’s an estimated 300 million to 500 million guns, in private hands. Most mandatory gun buy backs have failed to collect or register even 10%. What is your plan for the other 90%+ that won’t comply?

    We don't have to take away guns. We just have to have and enforce reasonable laws governing their ownership. When they are used in a crime, any person that bent the rules, cut corners, refused to comply with those laws, needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in a way that allows them to be held accountable for the deaths that occurred.
    That’s a great plan, let’s make criminals out of millions, what could possibility go wrong? We already have a drug war flushing billions down the drain, what’s a few billion more?


    I just can't imagine anyone responsible enough to own a gun that would risk his life and career and family by trying to bend such laws. Just the act of eschewing them would indicate the person probably should not be allowed to own guns in the first place. Our rights can be forfeited if we commit a crime. Just make irresponsible gun ownership a crime and there should be no 2nd amendment conflict.
    You can’t imagine it because you stick your fingers in your ears, cover your eyes, and hide from the facts that you don’t like and puff, your plan is great. Your buy back ideas don’t work, ask New Zealand, your mandatory registration won’t work, ask New Zealand again. Your plan for arresting people for reporting their property stolen will lead to people simply not reporting it stolen. You’ll make criminals out of millions and clog up the legal system in prosecuting these crimes and make it even easier for mass shooters to carry out their plans. Great plan.
    Last edited by lilpixieofterror; 09-22-2019, 08:35 AM.

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
    It’s still illegal to sell to known felons and how do you plan on enforcing this law Jim?



    I understand that you want to pass unenforceable laws that run foul of the constitution.
    We have no problem enforcing the licensing and taxing of automobiles. They are in public view of course, which does make it easier. The hardest to enforce would be private sales by individuals. But I don't see it being that hard. If guns are licensed, then there is a record of ownership. If that gun ends up in the hands of another person committing a crime, you'd better have a document showing you had a background check done, or you'd better have reported it stolen. And when you report a gun stolen, you'd better be able to show you took reasonable precautions against it being stolen.

    We don't have to take away guns. We just have to have and enforce reasonable laws governing their ownership. When they are used in a crime, any person that bent the rules, cut corners, refused to comply with those laws, needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in a way that allows them to be held accountable for the deaths that occurred.

    I just can't imagine anyone responsible enough to own a gun that would risk his life and career and family by trying to bend such laws. Just the act of eschewing them would indicate the person probably should not be allowed to own guns in the first place. Our rights can be forfeited if we commit a crime. Just make irresponsible gun ownership a crime and there should be no 2nd amendment conflict.

    Jim
    Last edited by oxmixmudd; 09-21-2019, 09:28 AM.

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  • lilpixieofterror
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    What I've said, in a nutshell, is - enforce what we have AND close the loopholes (e.g. require background checks for private sales).
    It’s still illegal to sell to known felons and how do you plan on enforcing this law Jim?

    It is important to recognize that when a person proposes an idea that includes more than one element, or more than one choice, that in order to process that idea, or respond intelligently to it, one must take into account the entirety of what was said.
    I understand that you want to pass unenforceable laws that run foul of the constitution.

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by Sparko View Post
    so your answer to me was not in fact correctl. Your answer to my post was that we need background checks and such. Yet that isn't really what you want is it? Because we already have that. You want to ban AR15s or make them so hard to qualify to own that the average citizen can't get one. Which means my initial post was correct. You want to punish the law-abiding owners to try to stop a handful of criminals.
    I don't believe you are taking into account all of what I said, but since you don't reference the post you are referring to, I have no objective means of evaluating that. I can tell you that your characterization of gun control as 'punishment' is wrong. A gun is a dangerous weapon, and high capacity semi-automatics a seriously dangerous weapon, and so there is a responsibility to the public to do what can be done to keep such weapons out of the hands of those that would use them to kill innocent people. Gun control laws are part of that process. Having them, complying with them, is just the civic duty of the gun owner.

    Jim

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by RumTumTugger View Post
    We don't know if they are sufficient or not they have not been really tried. Lack of enforcement means it wasn't tried. ENFORCE WHAT IS IN PLACE then you can say it was tried until then stop saying it has been tried.
    What I've said, in a nutshell, is - enforce what we have AND close the loopholes (e.g. require background checks for private sales).

    It is important to recognize that when a person proposes an idea that includes more than one element, or more than one choice, that in order to process that idea, or respond intelligently to it, one must take into account the entirety of what was said.


    Jim

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  • RumTumTugger
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    I'm not claiming they don't. I'm claiming they are insufficient.

    Jim
    We don't know if they are sufficient or not they have not been really tried. Lack of enforcement means it wasn't tried. ENFORCE WHAT IS IN PLACE then you can say it was tried until then stop saying it has been tried.

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  • Sparko
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    ... The consistent rise in mass shootings in the last few decades


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    Jim
    We have a lot more gun control now then we did back then so why are the numbers rising, and why would more gun control lower it in the future?

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  • lilpixieofterror
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    ... The consistent rise in mass shootings in the last few decades


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    Jim
    And yet, I have demonstrated that human error accounts for much of these failures. Ignoring that little detail, won’t make it go away.

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
    And this opinion is based on....
    ... The consistent rise in mass shootings in the last few decades


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    Jim

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  • lilpixieofterror
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    I'm not claiming they don't. I'm claiming they are insufficient.

    Jim
    And this opinion is based on....

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  • Sparko
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    Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post
    I'm not claiming they don't. I'm claiming they are insufficient.

    Jim
    so your answer to me was not in fact correctl. Your answer to my post was that we need background checks and such. Yet that isn't really what you want is it? Because we already have that. You want to ban AR15s or make them so hard to qualify to own that the average citizen can't get one. Which means my initial post was correct. You want to punish the law-abiding owners to try to stop a handful of criminals.

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  • oxmixmudd
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    Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post
    Controls already exist, so stop claiming they don’t.
    I'm not claiming they don't. I'm claiming they are insufficient.

    Jim

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