http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/01/steve-chapman-gun-control-still-wont-work
Steve Chapman presents a few facts that have been ignored by most other gun control columnists, such as the plan to ban all magazines holding more than ten rounds, with the rationale that a shooter can be stopped if he has to reload sooner. However, shooters can work around that law by buying old magazines, buything them illegally, or just stocking up on several weapons instead of one. Another attempt at gun control was the proposal to make it illegal to carry a firearm near a government representative, but Chapman dismisses that as completely foolish since people may be within such 'range' and have no harmful intentions.
The clear problem, he states, is that people considered to be unofficially mentally ill or show strange behavior around others are still allowed to buy guns simply because such information doesn't show up on their background check. The one truly useful 'gun control' action would be for responsible relatives of the person or for people who work with him or her to report such activity and recommend them to get a check-up so that such information can appear on their record.
After noting some of the popular facts, such as that gun control laws only raise the amount of criminal activity and violent crime rates, he ends with a statement that sharply denounces the opposition: that they "are in no mood to learn."
Steve Chapman presents a few facts that have been ignored by most other gun control columnists, such as the plan to ban all magazines holding more than ten rounds, with the rationale that a shooter can be stopped if he has to reload sooner. However, shooters can work around that law by buying old magazines, buything them illegally, or just stocking up on several weapons instead of one. Another attempt at gun control was the proposal to make it illegal to carry a firearm near a government representative, but Chapman dismisses that as completely foolish since people may be within such 'range' and have no harmful intentions.
The clear problem, he states, is that people considered to be unofficially mentally ill or show strange behavior around others are still allowed to buy guns simply because such information doesn't show up on their background check. The one truly useful 'gun control' action would be for responsible relatives of the person or for people who work with him or her to report such activity and recommend them to get a check-up so that such information can appear on their record.
After noting some of the popular facts, such as that gun control laws only raise the amount of criminal activity and violent crime rates, he ends with a statement that sharply denounces the opposition: that they "are in no mood to learn."
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