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Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by bm3719 on Sunday September 17, 2023 @08:46PM (#37550919)
> I think it is equally ignorant to be universally against gun control measures

Someone "universally against gun control measures" here. I'd be interested in knowing how I'm as ignorant as people who want to regulate things based on scary buzzwords, vaguely describing items that they generally lack any knowledge of.

I'd assert it's possible to hold this position, yet also be quite well informed about the history, mechanics, laws, and social consequences surrounding firearms and their accessories. For example, one could simply consider retaining the individual agency that this part of the Bill of Rights has preserved for us as being of higher utility than any of the downsides that additional (or existing) legislation purports to address. My personal view is a bit more nuanced than that (in fact, I agree with most of your post), but wanted to point out that one could start with different base axioms/heuristics, examine the same data, and end up with a different end perspective via perfectly rational (i.e., non-ignorant) reasoning.

Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by mbfg on Sunday September 17, 2023 @09:38PM (#37551226)
Should private citizens be allowed to own rocket launchers with munitions? This is a hyperbolic argument, but so is "universally against gun controls".
Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by bm3719 on Sunday September 17, 2023 @10:34PM (#37551569)
It's already possible to do this, though with numerous, onerous restrictions (that I'd advocate against, obviously). For example, if you wanted to own a functional RPG launcher, that would be an NFA-registered DD, and each explosive projectile would be a separate additional NFA tax stamp. You'd also need an active FEL (Federal Explosives License). There's numerous other conditionals that apply, e.g., you wouldn't need the latter for inert projectiles for your RPG, or if the explosive charge was less that 0.25oz.
Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by starttoaster on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:41AM (#37553731)
I don't personally agree that it should be a lower vertical for a citizen to purchase an RPG with real explosive projectiles, but I think I understand your perspective at least. I just personally don't want to be carrying a 10mm pistol on my hip wondering if I'll even get a chance to draw before my skin melts off of my boiling body by an RPG explosion. Once the bad guys have RPGs, it suddenly seems a bit silly to carry anything else.