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@B8LZXYV Agreements7mos ago

For context, about 75% - 80% of criminals were arrested for something that's not even that bad

Low-offense crimes, crimes that barely get you around 1-2 months in jail.

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 @B8MJ7ZH from Pennsylvania  disagreed…7mos7MO

Controlling guns more could be an attack on our rights, furthermore guns aren't the problem it's the people using them.

 @B8MJ75R from Pennsylvania  disagreed…7mos7MO

Guns should be a part of everybodys life. I believe this because yes whild there are some ciminials, people carry to protect themselves and their loved ones.

 @B8MPB27 from Missouri  agreed…7mos7MO

“I’m not sure your statistic really connects to gun control. Most arrests everywhere are for low-level offenses, so the 75–80% figure doesn’t tell us much about gun policies, which focus on violent crimes involving firearms. To evaluate gun control, the more important questions are about violent gun crime rates, how offenders get guns, and which policies actually reduce harm. Minor arrests don’t really speak to that.”

 @B8MKL62 from Kansas  agreed…7mos7MO

Criminals, by definition, do not obey the law. Gun control laws only affect law-abiding people who go through legal avenues to obtain firearms. Criminals overwhelmingly obtain their firearms through illegal channels and will never be deterred by state and federal laws.

 @B8MKHG5 from Ohio  agreed…7mos7MO

I think gun control should be more controlled because people who sell guns don't pay enough attention to the background of the person purchasing the gun, and people end up getting killed by it

 @B8MJJ8K from Tennessee  agreed…7mos7MO

I disagree, they shouldn't arrest people with silly crimes so easily when they have bigger crimes to focus on and try preventing.

 @B8MHF72 from Maine  agreed…7mos7MO

Gun control needs more reform than what we currently have, and a crime involving a firearm-even one that's "not even that bad"-should be treated with importance.

 @B8MG7TG  from California  agreed…7mos7MO

I don't agree with this comment because even if many arrests are for low-level offenses, gun control laws are meant to prevent serious harm and to protect the people.

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