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Re:FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone by harimau777 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @11:02AM (#20662418)
The old "Assault Weapons Ban" grandfathered in existing guns. Since AR-15s and similar rifles are so much more common now its possible that re-instating the ban wouldn't help as much without also implementing a gun buyback. That could in turn be very expensive.

Not necessarily insurmountable, but potentially a significant obstacle.

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Re:FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone by ineedasername on Saturday August 10, 2019 @01:40PM (#20663445)
That just means it will take longer for the full effects to kick in. The gun lobby puts out tons of arguments that amount to "your proposed solution isn't perfect so it shouldn't be done."
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Re:FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone by stale2002 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:18PM (#20663667)
The law would be reversed long before it had a chance of actually succeeded.

Lots of people care a whole lot about gun rights. And all you need to do is win 1 Congress and presidency, to temporarily reverse the law, and allow people to purchase these guns again, and reverse all the effects of the law.

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Re:FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone by ineedasername on Saturday August 10, 2019 @04:27PM (#20664352)
Yes, unfortunate but true. And probably true of just about any controversial legislation, meaning whichever direction you want the country to go, over the long term it just swings back and forth.
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