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Gun Control & RKBA

Decoy of Fenris

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2. Agreed. Laws only establish repercussion, they don't prevent the act.

Reply to DaleFromWPB (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 09:07 AM

Oct 2017

There's literally only one thing in the world stopping me from going out and "criminal-ing" on a whim, and that's myself. I have my reasons, but in the end, I'm the only one that can stop me. The only thing laws do are say "Okay, you did this, you must be punished."

The notion that laws prevent crime is ludicrously naive and obscenely ignorant.

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Mass shootings, etc. [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 OP

Laws don't prevent crime. They exist only to punish after the fact DaleFromWPB Oct 2017 #1

Agreed. Laws only establish repercussion, they don't prevent the act. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #2

I have to agree "The notion that laws prevent crime is ludicrously naive and obscenely ignorant." discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #6

Thought experiment. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #3

Laws are like the locks on your door. ... spin Oct 2017 #4

The topic here is mass murder using a firearm. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #7

I took your poll question too literally. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #8

Agreed... Where there's a will, there's a weapon. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #9

Laws might stop the very most stupid, insane or impatient of potential mass shooters The Mouth Oct 2017 #5