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4% PAL acquisition is, in essence, a ban. Dragonsoul Send a noteboard - 27/05/2022 04:13:45 AM

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You go through an entire breakdown of something that isn't a ban, explain how it isn't a ban, and yet land on the opposite position.

I have no idea why you expect me to shed tears about the difficulty of procuring or storing a gun. It should absolutely be damn hard.

We make plenty of things hard. Becoming a doctor is hard. Becoming a lawyer is hard. Getting to fly a plane is hard.

We gatekeep a lot of things in society, when there is rational interest at doing so. You may disagree that gun violence warrants such restrictions. But that doesn't mean these laws equal a ban.


When you couple that with the restrictions of actual use, it is a ban for all intents and purposes. The gun can only be used in one location, and you sacrifice your right to privacy (in addition to warrant less search) in your home or vehicle just to own one. You cannot even realistically use the weapon for defense (its most practical purpose) because by the time you manage to unlock the gun, unlock the ammunition, and load the gun, the criminal (who has an AR-15 or other banned gun because he doesn’t care about gun laws) has already killed you.

It’s a ban, in all but name. Which, of course, you know.

Which will never happen in America because firearm ownership is protected by the Constitution. Which you also know.

Again, you either know nothing about the laws in Canada (saying that America could follow such a system) or you do know and instead are advocating a ban in all but name (which can never happen).

Like I said, either way you’re wrong.

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If no one else wants to open this can of worms, I guess I’ll have to do it damookster - 26/05/2022 02:07:18 AM 2214 Views
Unfortunately, there's not much to say. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 04:26:10 PM 826 Views
You are not going to get a non emotional discussion about guns, it will never ever be rational Roland00 - 26/05/2022 08:04:55 PM 844 Views
Re: You are not going to get a non emotional discussion about guns, it will never ever be rational Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 08:36:34 PM 849 Views
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Yes Roland00 - 26/05/2022 09:55:14 PM 756 Views
Re: There are so many (partial)-solutions and no single one is going to solve it. Dragonsoul - 26/05/2022 09:56:23 PM 825 Views
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4% PAL acquisition is, in essence, a ban. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 04:13:45 AM 776 Views
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He said, running away. Dragonsoul - 27/05/2022 11:34:19 AM 924 Views
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Yep, what Tyr said *NM* Roland00 - 27/05/2022 03:27:33 AM 367 Views
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Bah damookster - 27/05/2022 04:25:25 AM 837 Views
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an intriguing question damookster - 31/05/2022 10:34:39 PM 759 Views
It's all tongue-in-cheek, and isn't that dumb? TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 02:01:04 AM 800 Views
Can the 21 year olds Roland00 - 01/06/2022 03:44:08 AM 747 Views
You know, fair enough. If they're old enough to smoke, and they have a doctor that'll rx it, sure. *NM* TyrReborn - 01/06/2022 03:59:17 AM 407 Views
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Wait, the *late* conservative Justice Alito? fionwe1987 - 01/06/2022 03:56:19 PM 861 Views
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Oh yeah, and I am sick of the hyperbolic gaslighting by both sides HyogaRott - 09/06/2022 10:02:25 PM 885 Views
Anarchy, the State, and UTOPIA ! Roland00 - 10/06/2022 08:25:05 PM 716 Views
It gets darker and darker Roland00 - 22/06/2022 02:10:08 AM 850 Views
It's so bad dude. So bad. Those poor souls... *NM* TyrReborn - 30/06/2022 05:04:56 PM 423 Views
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