Compromised, as I've posted earlier in this thread the fact that one can break a law is not a reason not to have a law.
Makes sense to a point.
The law simply allows punishment of someone who has and/or uses an illegal gun.
2 points...
If there wasn't a law prohibiting it... they would NOT be in possesion of an illegal gun
There already ARE laws that allow punishment for someone that uses an gun impropery....
Murder
assault
robbery
disturbing the peace & disorderly conduct...
etcetcetc
Hopefully the liklihood and severity of the incarceration will be sufficient to deter people from breaking the law, thus protecting society.
That never has worked... isn't working now & it Never will.
Most of the criminals that do the type of shit that make us want to react with gun laws wouldnt be deterred in the slightest... They simply don't think of the law at the time or simply dont care... you know... criminals? So the law would do NOTHING...
But tough laws DO make a lot of criminals commit more severe offenses to avoid punishment...
3 strikes law in Cali has led to many many situations where a criminal killed someone because they just couldnt take the chance of the crime being their 3rd strike....
I expect that we agree that guns should be kept out of the hands of nut cases. Can you suggest another way of doing this?
Sadly... we pretty much have 2 choices.... extreme gun laws... or pretty much nothing...
Extreme gun laws only serve to limit freedoms of the decent & law abiding & doesn't do much except provide a false sense of security... Criminals are a LOT bolder when the KNOW their prey is unarmed...
Doing nothing likely wont yeild much of a difference in crimes... Maybe a few more but taking into account the loss of freedom & INCREASE in risk to the law abiding It is best to leave well enough alone.