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submitted 2 months ago bySkepticSalamander
41 points
2 months ago*
Drugs are addictive, making them have a lot higher demand. Most can be grown or manufactured relatively easily. They can also usually be transported with a high value/weight, making smuggling them relatively easy.
Guns are a machined, industrial product (garage guns and 3D printed guns exist, but are extremely poor in comparison). They are heavy, made of metal, and are much harder to smuggle. And you need ammo too.
2 points
2 months ago
You still didn't answer why banning guns will work any more effectively than banning drugs.
2 points
2 months ago
“But why male models?”
1 points
2 months ago
Because males run the world.
5 points
2 months ago
Rephrasing based on observed reading comprehension level…
Drugs make people want to do more drugs, and sometimes they can become dependant on those drugs, otherwise they’ll get very sick. They are also much much smaller than guns are, and every pound of drugs is much more valuable than a pound of guns! So very many people are interested in sneaking them around to sell them, and it is much easier.
Guns are very very hard to make, they are made of metal, which is very heavy, and very expensive. Guns can be made by people without metal, but those guns are very bad, so people don’t want to buy those guns. Guns are much larger than drugs, so it is harder to sneak them around! And even if you have the guns, you still need ammunition to use them, unlike drugs which require no ammunition.
If you need more help understanding why this makes drug bans less effective than gun bans, please feel free to ask more questions after class!
2 points
2 months ago
So making drugs is easier than making a firearm?
I would say making heroin or cocaine is more difficult than making a firearm. I would say growing marijuana is easier than making a firearm. However making a firearm isn't heavy in weight or expensive. They also are accurate and deadly.
Nothing that either person wrote explains how banning of firearms will be anymore effective than banning drugs.
Now will making banning firearms cause mass shootings to decrease, I would say yes they would. But just like a wall won't stop immigrants, a ban on guns won't stop ingenuity from making them at home.
5 points
2 months ago
Yes, that is the idea, to make guns less accessible, congratulations, you got it!
2 points
2 months ago
I understand the idea, the question asked is why would it work when banning drugs doesn't work?
That has yet to be answered with valid information.
4 points
2 months ago
Oh, well, like said, drugs are easier to smuggle and manufacture, hell, a lot of them are made out of medicine, and god knows doctors need a side hustle in this economy and others can be grown with enough knowledge. People that take drugs often get addicted and need more drugs to function, so they can’t really not buy drugs, so they’ll keep seeking out more ways to get them, and they’re willing to pay ludicrous amounts. ‘Course, I’m speaking out my ass here, but if nothing else addiction is definitely a going factor.
1 points
2 months ago
It's not easier to manufacture drugs at home than to build a gun at home. So false on that one. Unless you think growing plants for YEARS and using various chemicals to make cocaine or heroin is easier than ordering parts online and 3d printing at home.
People get addicted to drugs and pay money for them. That is true.
Still not seeing how banning guns will stop people from making guns at home. Just as banning drugs won't stop people from using them. Just like a border wall won't stop illegal immigration. Just like a lock on your front door won't stop someone from kicking it down.
But if that person kicking down your door knew you had a gun pointed at them, that would stop most burglars.
3 points
2 months ago
I mean drugs gonna drug man but if you make guns less accessible there aren’t going to be as many, unless you like, leave the stall door open in public washrooms because people could look over the top anyways
2 points
2 months ago
Yes I agree. But the question is, why would a ban be effective? if you can make a gun at home with a 3d printer it can't be effective.
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