u/Fuck_This_Dystopia

What is the actual rationale for "gun-free zones" that are not actively enforced with detection?

The type of people overwhelmingly likely to misuse a gun in public...street criminals, mass killers, and low-IQ jerkoffs prone to violent altercations...couldn't care less about a sign or the relatively minor consequences they would face in the unlikely event their gun is discovered before they shoot someone with it.

Literally the only people affected by such laws are good citizens who want to defend against these others. However rigorous or lax a given locale's restrictions are for obtaining a gun or mandating what types of guns are available, once someone has it there is nothing physically preventing them from taking it into a "gun free zone."

If the above logic is incorrect, please explain why. Again, none of this applies to a place where technology or dogs etc. are used to actually enforce the law.

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u/Fuck_This_Dystopia — 1 day ago

Do you believe the way to combat Trump's lies is with more lies? Or is this counterproductive?

For example, AOC insists that the Virginia Supreme Court should have ruled on the redistricting referendum beforehand but "explicitly chose to issue this ruling after the election happened" and thus "overturned the will of three million Virginians."

However, the ruling makes clear on p. 7 that it was Virginia Democrats who had originally argued that precedent barred the case from being reviewed until after the vote.

Does the benefit of lying so blatantly for so little return really outweigh the need for credibility when calling out Trump's equally outlandish lies?

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u/Fuck_This_Dystopia — 9 days ago

The attacker had no previous criminal history or documented mental issues, and he legally purchased a pump-action shotgun and basic semi-auto pistol in the most gun-restrictive state in the country. Numerous gun control groups, politicians, media figures etc. are nevertheless vaguely calling for "more gun control" so something like this won't happen again.

The pro-gun side sees this as evidence that such people want a full ban and/or simply have no idea what they're talking about. Is there a third option?

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u/Fuck_This_Dystopia — 24 days ago