▲ 328 ▼ Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kind of self-explanatory. People who are willing to commit crime with guns also don't care if law forbids them owning one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is why when you pull back the layers, most efforts to curb gun ownership ultimately leads to full confiscation and bans. Restrictions won't do what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That's not true. Banning felons from having guns allows the police to arrest them before a new crime is committed, because they are breaking the gun possession law. They don't have to wait until the eventual robbery or whatever is in progress. It also adds another crime to tack on after the fact to get a confession more easily. It's easier to prove that a felon possessed a gun than to examine their intent in a minor robbery (robbery vs assault vs attempted murder). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Felons are already prohibited from firearm posession... and have been for quite some time. Violent offenders are regularly released back into the streets. Not sure what your point is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You said: Restrictions won't do what they want I provided some examples of how that gun restriction helps prosecute repeat offenders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is why when you pull back the layers, most efforts to curb gun ownership ultimately leads to full confiscation and bans. Restrictions won't do what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That's not true. Banning felons from having guns allows the police to arrest them before a new crime is committed, because they are breaking the gun possession law. They don't have to wait until the eventual robbery or whatever is in progress. It also adds another crime to tack on after the fact to get a confession more easily. It's easier to prove that a felon possessed a gun than to examine their intent in a minor robbery (robbery vs assault vs attempted murder). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Felons are already prohibited from firearm posession... and have been for quite some time. Violent offenders are regularly released back into the streets. Not sure what your point is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You said: Restrictions won't do what they want I provided some examples of how that gun restriction helps prosecute repeat offenders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) That's not true. Banning felons from having guns allows the police to arrest them before a new crime is committed, because they are breaking the gun possession law. They don't have to wait until the eventual robbery or whatever is in progress. It also adds another crime to tack on after the fact to get a confession more easily. It's easier to prove that a felon possessed a gun than to examine their intent in a minor robbery (robbery vs assault vs attempted murder). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Felons are already prohibited from firearm posession... and have been for quite some time. Violent offenders are regularly released back into the streets. Not sure what your point is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You said: Restrictions won't do what they want I provided some examples of how that gun restriction helps prosecute repeat offenders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Felons are already prohibited from firearm posession... and have been for quite some time. Violent offenders are regularly released back into the streets. Not sure what your point is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You said: Restrictions won't do what they want I provided some examples of how that gun restriction helps prosecute repeat offenders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You said: Restrictions won't do what they want I provided some examples of how that gun restriction helps prosecute repeat offenders. permalink fedilink source parent