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Originally Posted by Ptech
That is not entirely true Heretic.
The NRA guy was on Hardball last night. They would like many current gun regulations enforced. Some, probably most, of the zillions of gun laws are wrong. Some are OK.
The gun laws remind me of the drug laws. Both are founded upon the very best of intentions, but neither of them can bring some sort of Utopia in which guns and drugs are not present in society.
Both are rather idealistic views of society, and they do not take reality into account when their performance and efficacy are judged.
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The NRA representative on Hardball, tried to make a point about enforcing the laws that currently exist. We have a failed court system, that is so overwhelmed by victimless crimes that it cannot focus on the relevant capital crimes. If one intends to commit murder they are going to do it, the tool is one of choice, gun, knife, rock or hand.
Given the experiences that we have survived, I know that the cops will be late and I know that somewhere in my house a lethal response is available to any break in. I also know that the court system is corrupt so one living in America must consider its "law enforcement" as unregulated thugs, do not say anything and do what ever it takes to survive any interaction with "law enforcement". Regardless of the situation you will not be believed in court, which means that "presumption of innocence" has been discarded.