• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Stolen and ghost guns absolutely make up a large percentage of the weapons used in crimes

    You’re leaning hard on the term “stolen” to describe a teenager using a parent’s firearm, particularly when the teen already has regular access to the weapon for target practice.

    Similarly, guns that have been anonymized after purchase aren’t something you can regulate against.

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      Sure, that’s one of the missing links: owners need to be responsible for safeguarding their weapons or face consequences. Either it was an actual theft and the kid faces legal consequences for that too or it was careless behavior on the owner and they face partial consequences for the deaths and devastation

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        owners need to be responsible for safeguarding their weapons or face consequences

        We played this game with Beto O’Rourke. He tanked his electoral prospects by suggesting he’d enforce gun laws like any other governor would enforce drug laws.

        Between the Sandy Hook style conspiracy theories and the NRA hysteria, the onus is never on the gun owners. It’s always on the victims to not get shot.