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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Perhaps, perhaps not. If there are stronger punishments and better defined lines that constitute a violation of the law, then SOME criminals might consider some other means of carrying out their crime.
As it stands now, any idiot with a few hundred bucks can buy a gun and shoot their way to fame and fortune.
If the idiot learned that getting caught would mean an extra 5 years mandatory imprisonment simply because he had a weapon he wasn't allowed to have, on TOP of whatever other crime he committed with that weapon - maybe he'd - I dunno. Use a less lethal method. Or end up in jail for a minimum of 5 years instead of being let off because he was a) white, b) had a good lawyer, and c) said he was sorry.
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Pipe dreams are moot when reality sets in. You can make all the laws you wish, but enforcing them becomes the problem in this country.
This is a thread regarding the 2nd Amendment, no?