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Old 03-13-2018, 02:10 PM   #639
AlexB
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Originally Posted by AENeuman View Post
I think it is a mistake to frame this as an either/or decision. Just look at state and local guns laws.

Sorry, but I gotta ask: when dealing with the IRA bombings wasn't the UK approach both repressive and harsh while also trying to achieve lasting stability?

Agree short term measures may have to be taken that are unpalatable, and a multi pronged approached is needed to work - the difference is that there seems to be no intention or will to address the control side, only arm more people, so nothing will change, and things will get worse.

The founding fathers didn’t have problems with kids shooting up schools when they wrote the 2A - times, society, technology and the situation have changed.

Again, I find the comparison to a the IRA a bit of a false equivalence - they were either terrorists or freedom fighters depending on your viewpoint. But regardless, bombs and guns were very much illegal for everybody.
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