…because then gun laws won’t apply to me, and I’ll have a new Mercedes GLS450 to drive away from my shootings:
Gunman kills 1, injures 4 at Nashville coffee shop on Easter Sunday
Tell me again which gun law would have prevented this shooting? Because none of the current laws seemed to have any effect. After all, CRIMINALS BY DEFINITION DO NOT FOLLOW THE LAW! Want proof? In this case the offender is alleged to be a felon and should not have had access to a firearm at all, let alone carry one – and yet he did so anyway.
Laws meant to reduce crime in which a firearm is used should be narrowly tailored towards criminals and their conduct, but have little to no impact on law-abiding citizens. Targeting guns or law-abiding citizens rather than criminals simply won’t work.
Laws that incarcerate criminals who have an ongoing history of violence might be a better way forward. For instance, if a violent felon is subsequently convicted of firearms possession – a clear indicator of ongoing, violent tendencies – perhaps they should be removed from society permanently. I think such a law would have a much larger impact on so-called “gun violence” than a law requiring non-criminal citizens go through a background check to purchase ammunition – and probably have fewer Constitutional hurdles as well.
Common sense gun law: A law that incarcerates criminals rather than law-abiding gun owners.