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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: combjelly who wrote (56929)	2/19/2018 12:33:49 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361821

>>. You keep claiming that unless an action cannot stop all mass killings, it isn't worth trying at all Never said anything of the sort. But there is a big tradeoff between the public good and the Bill of Rights, and that is a high bar. You have to be able to show cause for taking away a fundamental right. But we don't allow "Fire" in theaters because it was judged the public benefit was greater. The problem here is that it hasn't been shown in any scientific manner that banning these weapons yields the slightest improvent. I have said in this thread more than once I am open to a ban if it can be shown it will make a difference. It is, however, a dubious proposition. The bump stock is another matter, it is an absurd device and should be banned. But that wouldn't stop anyone from making his own.