The Virginia House of Delegates approved an assault weapons ban on a party line vote Friday. Fairfax County Democratic Del. Dan Helmer’s bill would end the sale and transfer of assault firearms manufactured after July 1, 2024. It also prohibits the sale of certain large capacity magazines. “This bill would stop the sale of weapons similar to those I and…
  • MedicsOfAnarchy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    Arguing against the measure, Culpeper-area Republican Del. Nick Freitas, who was a special forces weapon sergeant in Iraq, said the focus of legislation should be on criminals, not guns.

    “If you take a weapon and you put it on a desk and you don’t touch it, no one gets assaulted,” he said. “People do assault other people, and that should be the sort of crime that we are actually going after. But again we’re going after inanimate objects.”

    How does this not apply to drugs as well? By “take a weapon” I assume he means “purchase a weapon”, but still. If I purchase drug and “put it on a desk and don’t touch it”, no-one gets high/trippy/etc.

    • soviettaters@lemm.eeEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      You can use guns for legal means. You cannot use (illegal) drugs for legal means.

      • tyler@programming.devEnglish
        42·
        9 months ago

        I mean, you can though. Like treating illnesses. The exact same thing could be said if guns were illegal to start. And in fact some drugs are illegal for consumers but legal for doctors to use on patients. So your logic literally doesn’t apply.

    • ganksy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      It’s such a bogus argument. If you take all the guns away, how many of those assaults end in death?