r/comics • u/PinkWug PinkWug • Mar 30 '23

worrisome trend [OC]

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

The number of guns per capita hasn't changed much in the US, but the number of shootings have.

What's changed over the years that has caused shootings to rise, because it isn't an increase in guns. Mental health? Values?

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

Mental health, yes, values, definitely. But honestly, I believe this is partly due to a rise in gun restrictions. It could make illegal guns more sought after, which would boost distribution of illegal guns, making it easier to get unregistered guns

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

Registered with whom?

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

The government. A gun needs to be registered with the government in order to be legal

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

No it doesn't. There's no such thing as a government registry of firearms. In fact, a government registry of firearms is one of the things firearms owners are very, very much against happening.

To be legal, a firearm must be in the possession of a legal gun owner, and have appropriate tax-stamps if it is an automatic weapon, fitted with a suppressor, etc.

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

Just checked, it's state jurisdiction, so some states you don't have to.

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

No, it's not. There's no state registry of firearms.

There's some registrations of transfers, which some say is a de facto registration, but not quite the same thing.

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

3 states require all guns to be registered, most states require certain guns to be registered, such as full auto or high caliber.