3 students, 2 others shot along nightlife district near the University of Iowa, authorities say

Ok cool, it still has some of the highest gun murders per capita of all the large cities in the western hemisphere. But it also has by far the strict gun laws in the US. So again why are it's gun crime rates still that high? Surely all the gun control should have stopped it right?

This was a shooting in the downtown district where bars are located. I understand your criticism of US gun culture, but criticize us for the right reasons instead of conjecture.

When I move the goalposts and still get it wrong

It was actually in the Ped Mall, not on campus.

It wasn’t a school day, either

They might as well have said that a shooting doesn't count as a school shooting if its only in the parking lot. Close enough for me. Still sad that we just dismiss shootings quite generally.

Sort of depends on what type of college student you are.

Nobody goes to those bars for school related reasons. Even if it were midday, midweek it still wouldn’t be a campus or school related shooting

I'm using handguns as the example here because there are already federal laws that *should* prevent people from nyc from getting handguns. It is a felony to buy a handgun outside your state of residence, so what more gun laws would prevent the nyc gun violence?

> Strict gun laws aren’t nearly as effective when you can simply drive to a place with looser regulations to get them. This statement belies the fact that you have never purchased a gun before, or you don't know the laws. If you purchase a gun in another state, you have to show ID. When you show ID, the firearms dealer runs your info through a background check, which takes into account your state of residence. If you attempt to purchase something that is illegal to possess in your state, the sale is flagged. All gun sales in the US must follow the applicable laws of the home state of the purchaser. An illustrative example of this is Mexico. Non-citizens are outright forbidden from purchasing guns unless they have at least a green card and an active hunting license, and even then they are severely limited in the number of guns they can buy. You can all but guarantee that no Mexican citizen is coming up to the US to buy a bunch of guns to take back to Mexico. >Cities closest to US ports of entry have the highest gun crime rates in Mexico, because ~~the vast majority of guns used in crimes there come from the U.S.~~ of the Drug trade and fighting over control of smuggling routes.

You’re suggested regulated in the context of 2A was written means government regulation? Oh boy lol

How does it work then?