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And makes it so only the wealthy can afford them. Increasing the class divide. Which would give the wealthy even more power over the average citizen than they already have. On the other hand, it should increase money for the politicians to dole out to their best buddies. It also might reduce the population a bit as this might be the last straw for some. Not that criminals care. They ain't buying them in a store.
How about if we make it totally illegal for people who live in cites over 40,000 populations to own any type of weapon. That would seem to solve most issues with city violence. Or is there a problem there also?
Just food for thought. What is seen a good idea at first glance almost always have some kind of unexpected effects that need to be taken into account. Some of which might not be seen until much, much later.
What about my second home in the mountains? I’m a poor person barely scraping by so when I drive my Bentley there, I need my full auto m-60 to hunt squirrels for dinner
Don't talk like a fool. Make a better argument than trying to be flip and condescending.
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but then how will I defend my famuhly from the 39,997 other criminals?
I don't know. But you do you.
Class warfare is a serious issue, but I'm not seeing the huge threat that emerges from wealthy people having guns when less wealthy people don't, because the police are already going to support the wealthy people.
If you want to talk about class warfare, let's talk about wage theft. Let's talk about taxing the rich. Let's talk about universal health care. Let's talk about inheritance tax and systemic racism. In other words, let's talk about the big ticket items, not a $200 gun.
If you intend to "Eat the Rich" and prevent wage theft, you will need more than a cardboard sign. Even Tankies understand that to defeat the rich you need more than slogans.
So let me get this straight. You think that if guns are taxed more, all of those poor people in California who are getting ready to violently overthrow the state and national government will be unable to do so. I'm curious when exactly you think they are going to do this. I'm also curious why you think that if they're going to overthrow the government, they will be incapable of looting a gun shop in order to get their weapons.