02-16-2021, 02:04 PM
(02-16-2021, 01:52 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But these are the exact communities that would benefit the most from laws that would restrict easy access to guns. These are the comminities where most gun violence occurs.
Public safety policies are based on public safety, not economics. People in marginalized communities are also effected more by requirements for drivers license and auto insurance. It is also harder for them to afford to remove lead plumbing or paint from their homes. This is unfortunate but it does not mean that they should be exempt from these public safety requirements.
You're ignoring the fact that the bar to pass for enacting restrictive laws on gun ownership is a whole hell of a lot higher than any of the things you list, gun ownership being a civil liberty and all.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
