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IMAGINING GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA: UNDERSTANDING THE REMAINDER PROBLEM
Wake Forest Law Review ^ | 01/13/2009 | Nicholas J. Johnson

Posted on 01/21/2009 9:10:47 AM PST by School of Rational Thought

Gun control in the United States generally has meant some type of supply regulation. Some rules are uncontroversial like usertargeted restrictions that define the untrustworthy and prohibit them from accessing the legitimate supply.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 111th; banglist; bhobanglist; bitter; democrats; guncontrol; heller; lping; nicholasjjohnson; nicholasjohnson; obama; shallnotbeinfringed
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A good comprehensive read regarding gun control.

Easy to read and not as long as 55 pages would suggest. Half of those pages in footnote annotation.

1 posted on 01/21/2009 9:10:49 AM PST by School of Rational Thought
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bump for later


2 posted on 01/21/2009 9:15:20 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68

ditto


3 posted on 01/21/2009 9:18:45 AM PST by two23
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To: Joe Brower; bamahead

Bang


4 posted on 01/21/2009 9:20:57 AM PST by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: School of Rational Thought

To save everybody a lot of time, here is a direct quote:

“Assume, therefore, that Heller is reversed or explained away. Assume further that the political barriers to sweeping supply controls are overcome. Now imagine gun control in America.”


5 posted on 01/21/2009 9:23:30 AM PST by jim_trent
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To: School of Rational Thought

What we need is Law Professor control.


6 posted on 01/21/2009 9:29:19 AM PST by conservativeharleyguy (Democrats: Over 60 million fooled daily!)
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To: School of Rational Thought

bttt


7 posted on 01/21/2009 9:29:45 AM PST by SuperLuminal
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To: School of Rational Thought
"A good comprehensive read regarding gun control."

I don't see anything "good" about the article. It is still just another attempt to justify eliminating guns from society. The author is an obvious gun-grabber.

8 posted on 01/21/2009 9:32:55 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: School of Rational Thought

-bflr-


9 posted on 01/21/2009 9:40:13 AM PST by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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To: School of Rational Thought

Gun control means hitting your target.


10 posted on 01/21/2009 9:46:29 AM PST by Jeff Gordon ("An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last." Churchill)
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To: School of Rational Thought

Molon Labe.


11 posted on 01/21/2009 9:46:51 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: School of Rational Thought
A good comprehensive read regarding gun control.

Some would interpret this as a declaration of war on the people of the United States. If that is what you advocate, it might be interesting.

From the second page:

"We have pressed supply-side rules at the margin—e.g., with prospective limits on supply and restrictions on obscure categories of guns—all while denying that disarmament is the ultimate goal.5 This recipe for gun control has yielded disappointing results."
12 posted on 01/21/2009 9:47:28 AM PST by An Old Man (Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without.)
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To: Jeff Gordon
AR15 cat AR-15
13 posted on 01/21/2009 9:47:43 AM PST by I Buried My Guns (You gettin' this, camera guy?. - Vince from ShamWow)
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To: School of Rational Thought

For later reading.


14 posted on 01/21/2009 9:56:20 AM PST by alarm rider ("We laugh at honor, and are shocked to find traitors in our midst" C.S. Lewis)
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Thanks. That’s one of the better articles I’ve read on the implementation and its effects, rather than the legislation, of gun control in America. Having said that, the author completely neglects 1) the “Henry Bowman” factor, and 2) the porousness of our borders.


15 posted on 01/21/2009 9:57:44 AM PST by gieriscm (07 FFL / 02 SOT - www.extremefirepower.com)
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—porous borders here and Europe touched on starting page 844—


16 posted on 01/21/2009 10:28:32 AM PST by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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To: Wonder Warthog; An Old Man

Did you guys read the article? The author concludes that attempts to regulate the supply of guns (including registration laws) “cannot be taken seriously” and that those who continue to attempt to do so are “deluded or pandering”:

CONCLUSION

Without a commitment to or capacity for eliminating the
existing inventory of private guns, the supply-side ideal and
regulations based on it cannot be taken seriously. It is best to
acknowledge the blocking power of the remainder and adjust our
gun control regulations and goals to that reality. Policymakers who
continue to press legislation grounded on the supply-side ideal while
disclaiming the goal of prohibition are deluded or pandering.


17 posted on 01/21/2009 10:49:36 AM PST by mondonico (Peace through Superior Firepower)
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To: gieriscm
1) the “Henry Bowman” factor

Shhhhhhh...the Grabbers may lump "claw hammer control" into their scheme if they hear you.

18 posted on 01/21/2009 10:49:58 AM PST by AngryJawa (Memo to The One: I will do everything in my power to see you FAIL. That is all.)
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To: gieriscm

“Thanks. That’s one of the better articles I’ve read on the implementation and its effects, rather than the legislation, of gun control in America. Having said that, the author completely neglects ... 2) the porousness of our borders.”

You seem to have missed section II.A. of the paper, which is entitled “Porous Borders.”


19 posted on 01/21/2009 10:56:01 AM PST by mondonico (Peace through Superior Firepower)
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Not just a gun grabber:

The open disdain for "Uncle Charley" and casual use of terms like:
"As confiscation matures, later generations of potential refuseniks (survivors of the original defiant class, and a new population of otherwise “honest” citizens who have otherwise acquired contraband guns)..."

Is a good prediction of what is in store.

I also note in particular:
"However, if registration is attempted during a temporary period of individual right protection, and then Heller is nullified, things change dramatically. Under that scenario, potentially large numbers of people will comply with registration, trusting that the Constitution bars confiscation."

(If anyone wants me, I'll be downstairs, behind the false bookcase, talking to myself while cleaning my hoard.)

20 posted on 01/21/2009 10:59:57 AM PST by norton
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