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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by chii on Friday July 08, 2022 @05:40AM (#32024875)
it would curb spur of the moment shootings, and may be accidental, or simple premeditated ones. It would not stop a determined religious or fundamentalist fanatic, as guns can still be acquired even if banned.

Plus, a complete ban on civilians owning guns is very unlikely to ever happen in the USA.

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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by Nextgrid on Friday July 08, 2022 @06:27AM (#32025233)
> It would not stop a determined religious or fundamentalist fanatic, as guns can still be acquired even if banned.

That's also the case in every country where guns are illegal and yet in practice it remains a very rare occurrence.

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Re:Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe Unconscious After Shooting; Ma... by koonsolo on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:01AM (#32025517)
Why do you need to "stop" it? Why not just "lower" it? Like lower it with 90%.

And the fanatic, practice shows that a lot of times they take the easy road by using a knife, axe or bow.

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