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Gun Control Reform Activism

no_hypocrisy

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2. I don't get why guns, weapons, ammo, etc. aren't sold

Reply to billh58 (Original post)

Tue Aug 20, 2019, 03:15 PM

Aug 2019

exclusively in shops just for that purpose.

Example: In the state of Virginia, you have to go to an ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control) store if you want the "hard stuff" like whiskey, vodka, etc. Beer & wine are in supermarkets. The liquor is regulated and monitored by these restrictions. It's a pain in the ass, but I understand the motivation behind the law.

Guns, etc. can maim and/or kill. Why can't they be regulated and sold by state officials instead of being treated as commercial commodities?

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Dick's Sporting Goods is testing if it should stop selling guns [View all] billh58 Aug 2019 OP

I follow the firearms evolution at Dick's closely. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #1

I don't get why guns, weapons, ammo, etc. aren't sold no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #2

Excellent point and great examples. nt Mike 03 Aug 2019 #3

Guns, ammo, and other shooting stuff isn't cheap, so you don't the kinds of repeat sales... TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #4