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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
What I understand is that ANY problem can be solved IF large resources ($) and expertise and time are devoted to it. That's why the US was 1st to the moon. (Note : in a time when the tax law did NOT favor the rich who stop it circulating by putting it in Swiss bank accounts). Today, with respect to the problem of auto-loading military-style rifles, IF--IF the rich profiteering gun manufacturers (that take your $ on their high margin m-style weapons) were to STOP manufacturing THOSE and the Police had the resources ($) to do BUY-BACKS it would WORK. Society would have to pony up the big bucks, YES. Don't forget that Police are the ones NOT killed by single-shot and bolt action (used by hunters). The Police who sat down and thought about it would LIKE the idea of those BUY-BACKS. Matter of fact they do NOW, but don't have enough $ to buy enough from the marginal criminals, who would gladly sell them and go back to being pick-pockets as...like maybe 1940 or so. PS...single shots and bolt are LOWER margin weapons.
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Have you forgot about the "War on Drugs" that used millions of dollars, time and effort that hasn't cut the demand for drugs one bit? You totally ignore the fact that organized crime will provide the guns criminals need to commit crime. The number of shootings involving AR and AK rifles is miniscule when compared to the total shootings in the U.S. As I posted earlier far more people are killed with hammers than with rifles. If you check you will find the majority of police officers are not in favor of banning military style rifles.