Another school shooting

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by glatt

This "fact" is often repeated by gun rights advocates. It's simply not true.

If (and it's a huge "if") guns are outlawed, they will be removed from the hands of law abiding citizens. That will leave guns in the hands of criminals. As the criminals are caught, guns will be taken from them. Over time, guns would become scarce. They will become virtually unobtainable.

This isn't just my opinion. Fully automatic machine guns were outlawed back in the '20s or '30s. You can't easily get them today, even on the black market.

Well, that pretty much discredits your opinion on the subject. Full-auto guns aren't illegal at all, and although they are expensive, they are obtainable by those who can pass the background check. I've fired full-auto at the range, and could own one if I thought it was worth the expense...especially the ammunition expense.

Your "as the criminals are caught" scenario may be appealing to you, but it's totally false. After all, following that reasoning, there are no illegal drugs today, right?