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Originally posted by Kadath
Your first "perhaps" is a nice idea, but I think NIMBY would come into play. Who is going to agree to having extra laws in just their area? The second one isn't any sort of suggestion at all. All laws have clear parameters, though they are deliberately left open to judges' interpretation. All laws are studied to examine their effectiveness or impact. Witness the report you brought to our attention.
Yeah, uh...yeah. Lawmakers never consider the effect of the laws they legislate. Thank god you came along.
Sarcasm begets sarcasm. [/B]
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The same people who are already implementing gun laws that may or may not be effective should be willing to test them.
All laws have clear parameters? Not a chance. The only reason gun laws are being studied in such a way is that they are a hot topic. Once laws are in the books they are rarely taken out and even more rarely studied with any kind of critical eye. I guess it is a good thing I came along if your description of how legislation is passed and analyzed is common place. Is there even a mechanism in place to gauge effectiveness of legislation? Sure we've got the Supreme Court to interpret the laws and to judge Constitutionality, but who is it that looks into their results?