The two of you seem to be talking past each other, so I think it would be useful if you both stepped back and stated in specific, concrete terms, what position you’re actually arguing for.
I did not mean to assert that. I meant to assert that being able to buy guns despite the ban makes people’s lives better if you take the ban as an exogenous fact. I can understand the confusion though, my original comment was somewhat ambiguous.
What does Ruby Ridge have to do with turning a profit on ban arbitrage?
I was disagreeing with your idea that the ban makes people’s lives better.
The two of you seem to be talking past each other, so I think it would be useful if you both stepped back and stated in specific, concrete terms, what position you’re actually arguing for.
I did not mean to assert that. I meant to assert that being able to buy guns despite the ban makes people’s lives better if you take the ban as an exogenous fact. I can understand the confusion though, my original comment was somewhat ambiguous.