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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Can you imagine believing this? [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)17. And theres your problem in a nutshell.
If the only reason for laws is to STOP crime...
The point of laws is to punish crime after is has been committed, to offer a legal recourse.
Laws that venture away from that purpose into "prevention" territory, are frequently useless for that purpose, and regularly ensnare and limit those who aren't a problem, and who no legal recourse is really needed against.
Of course the war on drugs bunch disagrees with that whole heartedly, just like you are sure to do.
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If so few are capable of governing themselves how fewer still are capable of governing others?
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2016
#53
I also see a daily report of police excesses. What's a unicorn to think now?
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2016
#65
I used to think I should be allowed to own whatever I wanted so long as I kept it to myself ...
marble falls
May 2016
#21