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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I am not for broad brush policies but more contextual solutions. More power to local governments to get various weapons off the streets through more common sense approaches like perhaps putting a reasonable New Yorker, Chicagolander, etc. in as a test to what guns/weapons/etc. they should get out of the community. Cases would decide what the "reasonable" Chicagolander would actually sound like.
What works in New York City would not really work that well in the Villages.
Colorado Springs would be a different standard as well. I assume there are a lot of avid hunters in that area of Colorado as well as Air Force personnel.
Criminals-- gangs primarily- do get around various City, State and Federal laws in places like Los Angeles. I do not believe armed gangs like these are what the Founding Fathers had in min with a well regulated militia and the right to bear arms. They seemed more to be addressing the National Guard that at times might be called in to deal with various riots in cities like Los Angeles.
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While I am not familiar with the specifics of differing cities, I assume they are each somewhat tailored to their areas needs/wants.
Using Chicago as the example; clearly demonstrates that what ever they intended with all the current gun legislation, it is not working.
I do really think there is an air of accomplishment by too many politicians....that they feel they have addressed and issue or a problem, some by merely talking about it; others by passing more laws/rules. The failing is in the accountability of following up to determine what effect has there been. In Chicago as the example, it is clear they have not solved anything with more, stricter gun legislation. One conclusion being they missed the mark. They are thinking and acting general population when they should be addressing the specifics of criminals and others that should not have access to guns. Perhaps they know these in out current environment are not solveable. So they feel a need to "do something" even if it does not work....which it is not in Chicago (and others like it).