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Originally Posted by NateKirk
One could also ask themselves what doing nothing does to make things better or safer. Obviously it does nothing.
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Actually doing nothing can be better than doing something if that something doesn't effectively deal with an issue/problem; When you do something, that something will infringe on someone else's rights/freedoms. If you infringe on someone's rights/freedoms but can't show a policy as being effective in combating a serious problem, then the cost obviously outweighs the benefit.
Besides, the choice doesn't come down to doing nothing or having more gun control. And as far as past gun control measures go, we might be better or safer than in our current mess if we did nothing and they never existed...