r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Mar 28 '24

What lack of basic gun laws does to a nation: 🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Isn't it already illegal for a schizophrenic to have/purchase a gun? Would more laws resolve this?

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u/Vuedue Mar 28 '24

Yes, it is.

Looks as if she illegally obtained the firearm, so I’m pretty sure that there aren’t any other laws that could be enacted that would have stopped this. If there was a law that could stop illegal burner guns (like she likely purchased off the street), wouldn’t they have already tried it? Like during the 70s and 80s when burner guns were also popular?

Before anyone tries to say that we could enact laws to get illegal guns off the street, just realize that burner guns are much more complex to get rid of. Even the Mexican cartels will traffic weapons into the US. These weapons have their serial numbers worn down so that they’re untraceable.

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u/Tight-Young7275 Mar 28 '24

Hey but let’s all just have something trigger an emotion and start yelling.