AR, you got me there.
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So it seems like Liberals and cons both agree that logn gun registry is useless when it comes to fighting crimes commited with pistols and assault rifles.
Iggy would benifit by changing the Liberal stance to anti-longgun registration. The only long gun I'd suggest continued registration of is shotguns, but because those can and are used more often in crime then a hunting rifle.
A shotgun is commonplace on most farms in the country, continued registration of them would still be a colossal pain. Where are your statistics to show that shotguns are used more in crimes then other long guns? The gun registry as a whole is a waste of money. All ways has been.
I don't have any statistics handy, but I have never heard of a rifle being used to rob 7/11, while you see the stores being robbed by guys with shotguns and pistols all the time, either in the news or on one of those cop shows.
Besides, it should be common sense. In a situation such as a store robbery, there is so much panic and adreniline going on that with an unwieldy weapon that is 3 feet long or longer, you are going to have a hell of a time aiming right. Whereas with a pistol, it is easier to control in confined spaces, and a shotgun has a cone-shaped blast area, so it doesn't have to be ideally aimed in order to produce a casualty.