> IMO, the most effective gun law that isn't a complete non-starter to any legitimate groups of gun owners is the waiting period. It's an effective policy that substantially reduces suicide

If I own many firearms already, what exactly does a waiting period do besides infringe upon my rights?

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OkayPhysicist 2 hours ago | parent [-]

If you own many firearms already, how is a 30 day wait preventing you from bearing them?

But yeah, the benefit does mostly arise for first time gun buyers. But that would require a master list of all gun owners. I'd prefer the wait per gun.

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15155 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"A right delayed is a right denied" (*except when it's a right protected by the Second Amendment, I guess.)

	▲	Hikikomori an hour ago \| parent [-]
		"doesn't matter how many schoolchildren die if I can't buy my weapon right away"

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tracker1 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Would you be okay with a 30 day waiting period for posing a news article, that included strict penalties for misinformation/disinformation? Since you have to wait to publish, you have less reason to get things wrong.

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RoddaWallPro an hour ago | parent [-]

A 30 day waiting period on news articles doesn't meaningfully reduce actual suicides. One on guns _does_, without a corresponding harm to the buyer.

	▲	tracker1 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		A 30-day waiting period on news articles _should_ meaningfully reduce misinformation. A lot of lives are ruined by misinformation/leaks in early news articles that are later disproven and those retractions are rarely covered as widely as the original false news. I'm talking about saving people's lives here.