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Originally Posted by Goobieman  -How am I, a law-abiding gun owner, in any way responsible for the "true costs" of gun ownership? |
You, as an individual, are only responsible for paying the price of the gun. It just happens that the price does not reflect the overall costs
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-How will high license fees affect criminals, who get their guns illegally?
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The authors present evidence to show that homicide is increased by the transfer of guns from the legal to the illegal user. The fee, by increasing the price of ownership, reduces demand and therefore this source of deaths