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Colorado governor signs bill banning manufacture, drastically limiting sale of many semiautomatic guns

https://lemmy.world/post/28087130

Colorado governor signs bill banning manufacture, drastically limiting sale of many semiautomatic guns - Lemmy.World

As fascism rears it’s ugly head, the Democratic Party says bow down and let it happen.

Apr 11 at 3:32pmWeb
Show threadCarbonatedPastaSauceApr 11

I’m sure this will be unpopular but I don’t give a shit about internet points.

I’m a liberal gun owner and I’ve long been appalled at the complete lack of training required to purchase such destructive tools. The military requires you to go through far more training than this bill does before you touch a weapon. And that’s because you need to know what the hell you’re doing. Why is it different for the public when it’s almost exactly the same weapon? I think this is a step in the right direction.

I believe the training requirement will virtually eliminate people with mental health issues getting their hands on these weapons through legal channels. Is it perfect, no, but letting perfect be the enemy of good is how we get stagnation.

Show threadknightly the SneptaurApr 11
Fundamentally, I agree, but I can’t trust this or any government to actually implement such a system of arms control and not exploit it to cynically disarm political opponents.
Show threadCarbonatedPastaSauceApr 11
On that we agree but I’m so tired of the constant torrent of gun violence that I’m ready to start trying anything that might help.
Show threaddual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️Apr 11
Awesome, but what that means is that we need to disarm the police and governmental forces first.