The problem with partial gun control.. it is just a first step towards total gun control.
Give the politicians an inch they take a mile. It is very difficult to rescind laws in the US, because there are so many political influences and special interests enjoined to preserve status quo, and acquire new influences.
That is probably the most important reason people are so set against government interventions.
Recently, the mayor of New York made it illegal to serve soft drinks over 16 ounces, because sugar is a contributor to diabetes. The government in many instances has gone over the top with the "nanny state". Even the presidents wife tried to do away with kids meals at McDonalds and french fries.
Sadly, defending against such political arrogance and ignorance has become a frustration for Americans. Simple basic freedom choices are under constant attack from radicalized thinkers empowered in America.
Gun Control is at the top of their list, and who knows what comes behind that. Maybe they will demand that aborted fetuses be ground into hot dogs. I saw a crazy video on youtube a while back where something along these lines about fetuses were being used in hotdogs. You can't believe everything or you'll become a scizo.
There have always been partial gun controls in US as local levels. NYC has ordinance for years that prohibits guns in bars and nightclubs.
Washington, DC has had a myriad of problems with their local gun statutes, because people are still getting killed by the crooks with the guns.
There have always been local communities that have stiffer prison sentences for persons using guns in the commission of crime. Those penalties aren't applied as they should be, because prisons are too full.
In the US there are 750 prisoners per 100,000 persons as compared to England 153 prisoners per person, in Japan 63 prisoners per 100,000 persons.
Drugs is a huge problem in US and there are overwhelming large numbers of people in the prisons just for possession of drugs. These are non-personal crimes that for the most part harm no one.
American government representatives are almost all lawyers, and there are more lawyers per capita in the US than any nation in the world. So, yeah I guess that is a factor.
In 1980 the number of people in prisons in the US was 150 per 100,000 persons. That is an enormous increase over the past 30 years.
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