WebsterMark wrote on 01/15/13 at 10:47:01: Correct again Web, as always, real smart you are.
Sandy hook happened in 2012. See... 12+ years later.
The Other thing is, sandy hook was a classic case of a gun being kept for protection from an intruder used on a family member, before it was used on strangers.
I’m going to take Lancer’s advice and assume you are missing the point as usual because of a language barrier…. So I’ll try to explain it again.
The point is the assault weapons ban that was in effect back then would not have stopped the purchase of the guns used at Sandy Hook. The bigger point is laws are followed by law abiding citizens and ignored by criminals and in this case, the mentally ill. With the supply of guns in the country, no law is going to make them disappear.
Any ban needs to be nationwide, and we need to confiscate or lock up everything that is out there ... that will never ever happen ... unless bullets are really really $$$$$$$ ... then every one will get locked up
So tell me, if bullets instantly cost $1000 each as you keep saying, with hundreds of millions if not a billion+ rounds of ammo in circulation, wouldn’t you just create a massive black market? wouldn't the organized crime that would sure follow make prohibition era gangsters looking like grade school girls?
However, I really hope your silly bullet taxing idea happens, because I figure I’ll be a millionaire overnight...
1. There will have to be be no way to advertise and sell a bullet.
2. The bullets should not be that $$$$, not 1000 ... closer to 100. It should make you want to lock yours up ... afterall, tommorow it will be worth more and more and more ...
3. It must be extremely difficult to get any of the components that make the bullet.
4. Truly self defence nuts will keep the bullets for protection, the rest will get sold and used up. BTW you dont know when you're buying off someone, you never know how old it is or how it was kept. That will prevent a serious black market. In any case it will be a temporary market.
Prohibition was futile, you could brew the stuff, or like the gangsters did, get it from canada.
This will have to be continent wide ... and near impossible to make, and near impossible to sell ...without the gubbamint getting its $$$
I dont anticipate anyone being able to get super rich ... you could double your $$$ ... unless you had trillion $$$ worth.
Cool.
Srinath.