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Old April 18, 2013, 11:28 AM   #396
JimDandy
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On the face of it, preventing homicides is an admirable goal.
Admirable, and certainly in the government interest, but not the goal I would "state".

I'd stick with preventing the transfer of firearms to prohibited persons. Not all firearm use results in homicide, or even shots fired. Nor would gun control laws have much effect on the other methods of homicide. Plus we have to remain either narrowly tailored, or so broad in scope as to not be targeting firearms- like Pittman-Robertson.

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Does anyone believe that a federal "no gun" list will prevent violent felons from obtaining common items, here firearms?
When they're being stolen from police vehicles, and LEO's are begin mugged for their side-arms? No. But it's something of a post hoc propter hoc argument to say that criminals still getting firearms means background checks are incapable of preventing SOME of the flow of firearms to prohibited persons.
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