Personally, I wouldn't mind if the ATF received more funding and manpower to enforce current laws.
Straw purchases are rarely thoroughly investigated and even less frequently prosecuted. It might cut down on the processing time for my class three items as an added benefit. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1241746)
As compared to many other western nations, the US is a relatively violent country. With an annual murder rate of 4.7 per 100k, a chart of murder rates by country places us in company with nations such as Kenya, Yemen, Albania, Niger and Thailand. Our murder rate is slightly higher than that of Iran, Uzbekistan, Kosovo and Egypt, and nearly 5x the average for most western European nations.
Correlation, of course, is not causation. It is, however, suggestive. |
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