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Originally Posted by Racer X
There is only 1 thing to say to anyone about proposed new gun control laws.
If the goal is to save lives, then why is alcohol still being sold? It is NOT protected by law, and causes far more deaths directly and indirectly than firearms, so there is something else going on. Or pure ignorance and wishfull thinking.
I live in Seattle, and have yet to see a Pro I-1639 anything FWIW.
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They TRIED banning booze (Prohibition) and it failed to work. Guess Carrie Nation didn't think of the phrase "If just one life is saved,,,,,,,,," until the anti-booze people had moved onto other causes. She and her hatchet, remember?
Maybe follow the money? Lotsa moolah in the liquor industry. Perhaps a bullet tax would shut them up? Nah, didn't think so.