Gun Control Reform Activism

No, it will allow them to continue to buy and own them. The ones they carried on the force were police issue weapons.

I would like to see some empirical evidence to support that. It is an INTP thing, facts and honest data is the only thing that means anything to me.


A-not relevant
B-not relevant, but a law that lists a specific rifle with a solid wooden stock as "legally protected" while the exact same rifle with a folding stock as "banned" needs to be thought out better. Just me.
C-Do you support the provision of Manchin Toomey that would have allowed interstate handgun purchases that was completely banned without FFL under the 1968 Gun Control Act? If you are going to propose "universal background checks" I think it is best to do it right the first time. MT would have only affected gun show sales by non FFL holders in states that doesn't have UBC and intra state online sales, since interstate gun sales already have BGC unless they are violating the 1968 Gun Control Act. I actually think the system Michigan has been using since the 1960s is a good basis.
D-When done by criminologists funded by the DoJ as has been before, during, and after the CDC ban on advocacy. When social scientists reviewed the studies, the one speaking for the group, IIRC James Wright, described it as scientifically valid as NRA propaganda.
E-There is no empirical evidence to support that. That is the only reason that it matters. There is a study that attempts to make that connection, but fails in include other factors like rural vs urban.


The difference between "shall issue" and "may issue" simply means the discretion that the licensing authority have. Most of New York State is defaco "shall issue". Making it law simply means that if one meets the criteria outlined in the statute, the licensing authority must issue. It has nothing to do with how stringent or liberal the criteria is. For example, Wyoming's concealed carry law from 1888-1995 was a "shall issue" that limited permits to those in specific occupations. IOW, most of the CCW holders in NYC would be turned down under that system. I don't understand why you would be opposed to that.