[quote=FlyerInHi]
To argue that gun controls don’t work is not honest. They do work and it will cost money to enforce.[/quote]
It’s impossible to prove or disprove that gun controls work. How many gun related deaths have background checks actually prevented. How many people were caught with illegal firearm were prevented from subsequently committing a murder.
How many murders were prevented because somebody with a gun stopped a would be attacker intending to commit murder. We don’t a definitive answer to any of these questions and in order prove gun control works you would at least need to have some answers the the questions above.
If we want to determine if the return of investment of enforcing those laws is good, it would require us to to put a value on someone’s life. These things are all difficult to do in an objective logical fashion so we let our emotions dictate the decision process. It’s probably a good idea to have some gun control laws. It’s probably ok to have some costs associated with enforcing those laws. It’s certainly possible that focusing money and efforts on treating mental illness would be more effective at preventing gun related deaths than more gun control.
