Posted on 12/15/2015 7:52:42 AM PST by richardb72
To the editor: Adam Winkler claims that we can reduce violent crime by requiring background checks on private gun transfers. This just isn't the case. ("Why banning assault rifles won't reduce gun violence," Opinion, Dec. 11)
Indeed, California, Colorado and Oregon — sites of the three most recent mass public shootings — already have such laws in place. The same is true of mass public shootings that have occurred in France, Belgium, Norway, Germany and other European countries.
Peer-reviewed research by criminologists and economists consistently shows that background checks don't reduce any form of violent crime. Law-abiding citizens, not gang members, are the ones paying for these background checks, with fees that frequently range between $60 and $80.
What these laws do is . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
It’s called the black market.
Winkler is hard core anti that masquerades as a moderate.
Don’t confuse us with facts when our minds are already made up. Stricter laws will make us FEEEEEEEL better and that’s what’s truly important.
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