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This debate kind of reminds me of the debate on drug users/dealers. How to distribute the blame between the supplier and the user.
"Drug dealers aren't to blame. Drug users would get their drugs from someone else if they weren't there"
"Gun stores aren't to blame. Sociopath shooters would get guns from the black market if they couldn't legitimately get it from a gun store."
I disagree with both. Sure, both of them might, but making drugs/guns more available definitely has a huge effect. A lot of people don't have the know how to get access to guns/drugs unless it's sitting right there in front of them. Cutting off the obvious supply, even though there are other means to get it, will be a huge deterrent for most people. This might not be the case with drugs in certain lower class neighborhoods, but that's just because the suppliers are abundant there and cutting off one source still leaves an obvious way to get it around the corner. This, however, is not the case for most places.
The argument that there's too many guns in the black market already is true but the reason there is so many available has a lot to do with the fact that it's a profitable business so manufacturers are producing them and selling them in this country. I don't understand how continuing to let the supply grow is any solution to the problem that there is too many guns in the black market. Not saying it should be completely banned, but harsher restrictions should be put forth in the production, selling, purchasing, and possession of guns.
"Drug dealers aren't to blame. Drug users would get their drugs from someone else if they weren't there"
"Gun stores aren't to blame. Sociopath shooters would get guns from the black market if they couldn't legitimately get it from a gun store."
I disagree with both. Sure, both of them might, but making drugs/guns more available definitely has a huge effect. A lot of people don't have the know how to get access to guns/drugs unless it's sitting right there in front of them. Cutting off the obvious supply, even though there are other means to get it, will be a huge deterrent for most people. This might not be the case with drugs in certain lower class neighborhoods, but that's just because the suppliers are abundant there and cutting off one source still leaves an obvious way to get it around the corner. This, however, is not the case for most places.
The argument that there's too many guns in the black market already is true but the reason there is so many available has a lot to do with the fact that it's a profitable business so manufacturers are producing them and selling them in this country. I don't understand how continuing to let the supply grow is any solution to the problem that there is too many guns in the black market. Not saying it should be completely banned, but harsher restrictions should be put forth in the production, selling, purchasing, and possession of guns.
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