jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down136
arrow-up1499arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square233fedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoPolice are able to buy modern pistols in California, so there’s a thriving straw purchase market in California of police officers buying guns just to sell them at insane markups.
minus-squareJaxlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSeems like this would just succeed in putting money in the hands of the wrong people, no matter how you shake it. That, on top of poor people just won’t be able to defend themselves when things inevitably become worse.
Police are able to buy modern pistols in California, so there’s a thriving straw purchase market in California of police officers buying guns just to sell them at insane markups.
Seems like this would just succeed in putting money in the hands of the wrong people, no matter how you shake it.
That, on top of poor people just won’t be able to defend themselves when things inevitably become worse.