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Originally Posted by HardDrive
I agree with you. But WHY isn't it working?
Again and again and again and again......we see folks wanting to pass a new gun law. Yet time and again, we find that the majority of crimes are being commited by folks who are obtaining guns illegally.
I think there is room to change the gun laws in this country. But we are barely enforcing the ones we have. So whats the point?
Some 18 year old kid with no firearms training, no parental guidance, can walk into a store and buy an AK-47 and 1000 rounds of 7.62x39mm. To my mind, thats not right. But since the BATF basically enforces laws at its own whim, WTF is the point is passing yet another unenforced law? So Bloomberg and Hillary can trumpet a 'victory' for the ultra liberal douchbags that support them?
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We could start by getting the fact straight. No non-LEO in this country can walk into a store and buy an AK-47. To do so, you have to file a class III application with the BATF, pay a $200 tax stamp, have an interview with your local sheriff, get his sign-off, waive most of your 4th Amendment rights and then pay around $10k or so for the AK-47.
Oh, you mean an AK-47 lookalike? Well, that's a different story. Full auto rifles do not exactly grown on trees in the U.S. and that's what an AK-47 is. The lookalikes may fire the same caliber, but they are not full auto and that's a world of difference. Some states require buyers to be 21 for long guns, but some probably allow them at 18. What law is gonna stop a suicidal nut from killing a lot of people? If you're willing to die for your crime, there's not much one can do to deter you, especially since we don't take out reprisals against family members in this country.