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On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:01:21 -0400, HK wrote:

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On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:36:21 -0400, NotNow wrote:

But there is also the truism that a great majority of gun crimes were
commited by criminals that got their guns from a legal, law abiding
owner in some fashion or another, be it theft, or whatever.

Why don't we outlaw theft?

What a great idea! If we do that, we can increase the percentage of
citizens we imprison to a number no other country would dare challenge,
and we'll finally be Number One in something that matters!

Oops...just a minute...

We are Number One in that area!

Most of them are in jail for non-violent drug charges but that is
another rant.

How would you punish theft? Cut off a hand?

Generally, I would drastically cut back on the length of prison terms
for non-violent offenders, and eliminate prison terms for certain
categories of non-violent offenders *unless* there are special
circumstances. Possession of personal amounts of marijuana, for example,
should not be a criminal offense. Dispensing marijuana for medicinal
purposes (with prescription backup) should not be a criminal offense.

Theft, typically, is a non-violent offense.