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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
See, I don't think this is really a rational scenario. It's like saying, "what if there were no disease" ?
The horse is out of the barn as far as guns go. Weaponry for defense was a natural creation among human beings since the dawn of time.
I mean what are we going to do? Send SWAT teams out to raid every home in America to confiscate all firearms? Come on, that's never going to happen.
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So, you don't take issue with our central premise (e.g., that in a perfect world guns would be banned). Rather, you believe that it is
impossible to get firearms out of circulation?
First off, most handguns and assault weapons can be tracked. Second, as guns are confiscated they would be destroyed. Third, guns would no longer be manufactured. Fourth, a more limited supply of guns would drive cost up and, as cost goes up, the ability of criminals to access them decreases. The supply would run out to next to nothing over time.
BTW, I love how you discuss the matter intelligently and civilly. We disagree, but I've gotta give you props for style.