[Wonkie]

Originally Posted by fash [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Funny cartoon, but let's be serious here. Firearms are clearly a problem in the US. 70% of homicides involved firearms. 70% of those were using pistols ( https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc..._2008-2012.xls ), so it would be less invasive and more effective to ban pistols than rifles, shotguns, etc.

The problem with banning pistols is it is rather invasive to the general population. Around 40% of US households own firearms and a third of the 300 million firearms in the US are pistols. Black men are only 6% of the population yet commit half of the homocides ( https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...ender_2013.xls, https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...-homicide-data ). So if we simply ban this 6% of the population from owning firearms, we'd reduce homocides by nearly 50%! Don't even need background checks.

Idea shamelessly stolen from this article, https://christophercantwell.com/2015...m-black-males/

lets take away someones rights based on their race

good post