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Originally Posted by Edward64
I'd ask you same question as I've ask Flere. Why not start with criminal elements (and mental health) first before eliminating all/most guns from law abiding citizens?
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We've been pouring money into trying to stop criminal elements since the 80s and it hasnt made a dent. On the other than, mass shootings dropped 43% after the assault weapon ban in the 90s and has risen over 240% since Bush allowed it to expire.
More than 99.99 percent of flyers were and are law abiding citizens yet in the aftermath of 9/11 it was decided that we could lose some clear rights (as opposed to the murkiness of 2a) in order to make flying safer and those additional airport security measures have close to a 70% approval the last I saw.