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Originally Posted by Okotokian
Some people drink and drive, so drinking and driving laws are obviously having zero effect and should be gotten rid of. That's the essence of your argument.
As I pointed out, if you were right EVERY criminal would have fully automatic weapons. Why don't they? It's clear that prohibition has some impact. They just aren't that easy to get.
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Why would a criminal want a fully automatic weapon (well other than for the reasons that every red blooded male wants one...they are cool)? From a criminally pragmatic point of view they are cumbersome to conceal in the pocket of baggy pants. They are expensive beasts to feed. A drive by would cost over 100 bucks in ammo using an auto, while you could complete a drive by for a fairly cheap 5 bucks or so using a 38 special or a 9mm. SO, you can see that prohibition is not the sole reason for criminals largely abstaining from the use of auto's.