I agree with you will not deter these shooters, but if Omar had to switch clips after every 10 shots, maybe a few more folks could have escaped. We can't prevent killers, but can we mitigate their body count somehow ?
Fair enough. However, it will also force law abiding citizens to change out mags when mulitple burglars or criminals try to storm their house. Why should we limit the good guys too? Just playing devils advocate
Taking something away makes it more in demand. So you increase organized crime and illegal gun sales.
Good question. I admit I don't know how many times your scenario occurs, but it certainly is plausible. I don't pretend to have all the answers, and the questions aren't easy, but this guy killed people way too fast and easily in my view. I don't think by any stretch this is strictly a gun issue, but the capacity of his gun is one of several factors to at least discuss, in my view.
I know you say that in gest. But sometimes the most absurd ideas or out of the box thinking leads to solutions that were once thought unsolvable.
Many states already have waiting periods. From 24 hours to 14 days. These waiting periods have some positive stats to show a reduction in suicide numbers. However, not all states have and some only have for hang guns, rifles or both. There is not standard across the country.
So if Cam Robinson is convicted of the stolen gun crime he should be put away for 10 years? That's the problem with mandatory sentences. Often good people are in a bad situation and get the full force of t he law against them.
Less gun free zones and more licensed concealed carry owners is a start. At least he would have had to keep low until whatever help law enforcement can provide arrives. Hopefully less than a 3 hour wait before entry.
Not me. My opinions have nothing to do with the number and types of guns already in circulation. Fortunately for our country that number is astronomical and one you cant put back in the box. I have no doubt of how quickly our country and freedoms would cease to exists if there were no guns in our citizens hands.
But if he knew about such a law he probably wouldn't have had the gun. Thats the purpose, prevention, not incarceration.
