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Originally Posted by RainMaker
As long as there is a lawless 3rd world country bordering us it's going to be tough. Just ask all the people trying to eliminate narcotics. And remember that the people who want to eliminate these guns are the same people who don't want to tighten up that border.
I'm all for figuring out solutions to lowering gun crime but the people most passionate about it don't have answers, just smug remarks. It's the equivalent of holding up a peace sign as your answer to stopping world conflicts.
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I just spent a week in that lawless, 3rd world country. It's not so bad, honest.
The non-smug answer would be that if you want to lower gun crime (and crime in general), education and poverty are the areas that need addressing.
If you want to lower the incidents of mass shootings by crazy people, don't make it so easy for them to get their hands on weapons - most of the weapons used in these type of attacks ARE legit, and not smuggled over the border. Most of the people that end up committing these attacks are not the type of people who would probably have any idea where to buy illegal guns, and, in any, case don't need to.