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Old 12-18-2012, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Botnst View Post
Yeah, legislation does a fine job of preventing people from possessing illegal items.
I do not think it is the legislation but the access control to an item. Not a lot of folks with land mines. Not a lot of folks with shoulder launched missiles or RPG's. I do not think that lack of these items has solely to do with laws against owning them as it does that there is limited access to the items in question.

In Texas I can sell a gun to anyone who walks up to me with an ID. Could be a fake ID as I cannot tell the difference. As long as I do not 'know' that the person is going to commit a vilent act or 'know' that the person is a criminal or ex-con .... I can sell the gun. No paper work, no federal back ground check ... nothing. Anything can be illegal but if access to the item is not restricted then the law becomes less effective.
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