[mondonico]

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."

Try reading beyond the second page.

The author shows that gun bans increase crime, that registration leads to confiscation, that the AWB was stupid, and that making life difficult for retailers doesn't work. He then concludes: "Policymakers who continue to press legislation grounded on the supply-side ideal while disclaiming the goal of prohibition are deluded or pandering."

This article presents a powerful argument AGAINST attempts to restrict the supply of firearms in America.

[An Old Man]

This article presents a powerful argument AGAINST attempts to restrict the supply of firearms in America.

If I did not know any thing about the origin of the article or it's purpose, that is just what I would think. In reality this is a map illuminating some of the obstacles to be overcome before the final objective is taken.

[Charles Martel]

This article presents a powerful argument AGAINST attempts to restrict the supply of firearms in America.

True. The article also states in its conclusion that lawmakers bent on gun control must face the problem presented by the "blocking power of the remainder" (existing guns, many of which have vanished into the secondary market). In lawyer-speak, that's damned close to "You'll actually have to go and get them, house by house, street by street, city by city. If you have the balls" (or be prepared to wait several generations, hoping all the while that the tendency towards defiance wanes).

I enjoyed the fact that the article mentioned the surge in sales that occur each time people foresee a supply restriction. Previous examples were given, but dismissed as not adding much, percentage-wise, to the overall supply of existing firearms. This current buying frenzy might not be quite so statistically insignificant.