Shorty
Boomer Boy
The surrounding states do not.
The surrounding suburbs do not.
The surrounding states do not.
Yeah, but gun laws keep criminals from getting guns. Right.
you lily-white wannabes would fold up like a tent in the face of any real gun violence. It's funny that you think you'd be all Charles Bronson and shit, gettin into position and shootin' bad guys and saving the innocents. you'd have turds dribbling down your pant leg as you fell to the ground to play dead with your pistol still in its holster while the angry white teenager blasted away. hilarious
Will criminals hand over their guns? It might be kind of tough to get them away from them. Tools of their trade. But I would sure like to see it.
yes, the sort of criminal you are talking about is the sort that is in constant need of money. if he has a S&W 380 ACP valued at 120, offer 300 for that gun, paid in cash, no questions asked. Keep a policy like that in place permanently and you'd be surprised not only with how many firearms you'd initially get, but also whatever gets past border security is still likely to be taken off the underground market within a decade.
couple that with broader changes in the criminal justice system and societal attitudes--move away from the puritanical isolation over time model of punishment, to one more geared towards rehabilitation. then change legislation and attitudes that condemn criminals to a marginalized life on the economic periphery (which forces them back into crime), into a system of reintegrative shaming which is ultimately designed to get people to obey the social contract and rejoin society as an equal because they are made to see how it's in their best interest (which is also in our best interest because we need economically productive citizens, not citizens locked in cells burdening our economy)
where do we get the money for this (aside from taxing the shit out of people with more than 4 houses?)? from the steady drop in incarceration rates + cuts to defense (including LEO over time as they become less necessary).
It sounds good in theory but gun buybacks historically have not put a dent in the number of gun crimes.
Australia's did.
Australia's did.
Hasn't worked in the US. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Australia's wasn't voluntary.
A holiday buy back program would have been ideal. Tough economic times. Good stimulus for holiday sales.