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Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr
The major gun control propositions are a) reinstating the ban on assault weapons, as there is NO logical argument for them being obtainable, and b) stronger background checks, to prevent people with criminal records or a history of mental instability from having access to guns as easily as they do.
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Actually there is an argument... "assault weapons" aren't any different than normal guns. You can only fire 1 shot at a time with an AR-15.
The only thing mechanically different is magazine capacity, so instead of banning the weapons, you'd want to ban the high-capacity magazines.
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If you think handguns should be banned that's another topic. I personally think they should be allowed for self defense provided one is subjected to a rigorous background check, and the penalties for being caught with an illegal gun should be harsher  That said, criminals will be criminals, so it wouldn't be fair to deny people like the woman in the OP the ability to defend themselves in cases like these.
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Banning handguns would save way more people than banning so-called "assault weapons"
#Truth
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