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and what exactly would it change? at this point its impossible to instigate any type of weapons ban or even certain forms of gun control. theres just too many guns in circulation and its too easy for anyone to get them if they were banned. you can make them in your garage with a little knowledge and they can easily be brought up through mexico. not to mention somehow magically getting rid of the 300million already in the US and taking them away from 100+ million owners, some of which WOULD fight back in trying to do so.

the best thing you could do is put tighter restrictions on firearm abuse. harsher penalties for firearm crime and more accountability for police. make safety courses mandatory before buying, put tighter background checks on certain types of weapons, put a bigger emphasis on mental health checkups and heavily crack down on 12-18 very specific cities. this would drastically cut down on firearm violence and crime without drastically harming civilians rights.

guns also mean much more to the US than any other country. theyve been a part of our history since the beginning and are as much of a symbol than anything. while it might seem insane to many they represent freedom of which getting rid of part of that would cut off a hand (or atleast a few fingers) of this countrys ideals and foundation.

as far as the question at hand. yes iv had 2 friends who died to gang violence (i live very near to flint and detroit) and an uncle. no i wouldn't go full bore into a gun ban (tho honestly i would change a few things if i had my way). i dont blame the tool, i blame the person wielding it and theres more ways to deal with that than just getting rid of the item. if someone wants to harm others there going to find a way to do it. you have to stop the problem at the root.
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