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Originally Posted by Cybermat47
America should have stronger gun laws right now.
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On the other hand many people who want stronger gun laws want to ban handguns and leave rifles alone.
Some will argue that the only gun law that will work would be the absolute banning of all guns, period. That might be difficult in a country in which close to 40% of all households contain at least one gun.
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All you need for self-defence is a handgun, and yet this person was using a civilian assault rifle.
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So? Who says all you need is a handgun? Who says you need a gun at all? I could argue that all you need for self-defense is a good knife. Others have argued that all you need is a good police force.
On the other hand many such crimes have been committed with handguns. I had a friend who owned several of each, and he never shot anybody. I own a rifle, and I haven't shot anybody.