Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme

Believe it or not, automatic weapons and grenade launchers are actually legal to own in most places as long as the weapon is registered and the owner has passed the necessary background checks. The reason you rarely see them used in crimes is because they are expensive and there aren't that many in existence.

 

AR 15s and AKs can be converted for a fraction of the price but people still dont fuck with them.

 

Why not make it the death penalty?

You people are nuts.

 

That's not exactly an apples to apples comparison.

 

You can get them illegally, sure. But you can't get them legally.

And if you pass all the laws in the world, you'll still be able to get them illegally. Changes nothing.

 

And because the checks you need to go through are far more extensive and costly.

 

You can make the exact same argument for illegal immigration. The benefits of crossing our border illegally far outweigh the penalty of getting caught. A harsh penalty can greatly reduce just about any illegal act. But at the same time, we have the highest incarceration rate in the world. The last thing we we need to do is increase it by handing out long prison sentences for non-violent crimes.

 

This is next level crazy.

 

Right. The death penalty is a deterrent is one of the biggest misconceptions in people’s view of the justice system. The death penalty does not deter murder. States with the death penalty often have higher murder rates than states without it.

 

Not apples to apples imo.Murder in most cases is an emotional crime.Most people aren't willing to do 10 years to own a certain gun.