Exactly. It's a felony. Felonies everywhere surrounding these items. Even if you outlawed selling those kits, as you say they're incredibly easy. People would still do it, but they're also breaking the law and face jail time if they are caught. I've yet to see a reasonable solution presented between felony and total removal of all semi-automatic rifles, which as has been proven time and time again, would do almost nothing to alleviate gun related deaths in America. Rifles account for 2% of fatalities. It's really just another issue of sensationalism trumping rational thought.
Again, I'm a gun enthusiast.
But step outside your echo chamber for a second.
Say assault rifles were outlawed. Say Joe Blow mass shooter had to make his way to some shady as fuck underground arms dealer to get the tool itself, not the modification, instead of being able to scoop ARs up at will anywhere in the states? Might that have changed things?
Do you think everyday old white guy would venture into the depths of a black market to attain his tools? Would he even know where to go? Maybe. Maybe not.
It certainly wouldn't be as easy as heading down to the corner store and scoping it up.
I own 2 ARs and a pre-ban AK. It still befuddles me how easy they were for me to buy. Shocking, really.
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