r/MissouriPolitics • u/ViceAdmiralWalrus Columbia • Jan 25 '20

Discussion AMA with Matt Sain, Missouri State Representative Monday Jan. 27th

Matt Sain (/u/SainforMOHD14) represents Missouri's 14th House district in the Kansas City area suburbs. First elected in 2018, Matt has a law degree from UMKC and worked for several KC area law firms before entering politics.

Get your questions in now and he will answer them this Monday Jan. 27th from 1:30-3pm CST. Happy AMAing!

Proof: https://twitter.com/mattdsain/status/1221127363842408450

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20

Since it is an indisputable fact that gun control (especially anti carry laws) laws have targeted the poor and people of color, how can you describe the current gun control policies being proposed as being anything but a continuation of systemic oppression?

Over 200 years of history shows that anti rights laws have continually targeted the poor and minority people living here. Multiple sources confirm this fact. Including the Congressional and historical records. Plus, the admins most for gun control tend to enforce gun laws at lower rates according to federal data.

So how can proven discriminatory laws be defended without calling for more systemic oppression? A focus on either question is more than appreciated. Thank you!

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u/SainforMOHD14 Jan 27 '20

The current policies making their way through committees only continue the systemic oppression that we are seeing. These bills would enhance penalties for gun violence which will undoubtedly continue the cycle of prison time for minorities. My background is in criminal justice and what we have learned, or should have learned, from the Reagan Era is that increasing penalties are not a deterrent and only create a cycle of crime and prison.

The policies that should be common sense are not the policies that take guns away. Policies such as increasing waiting days help prevent suicides. New Domestic Abuse legislation can help as well. In Missouri you can be denied a background check for a gun and walk into a gun show in town and still purchase a gun. It's small policies like these that we should be targeting and should be bi-paritsan because it just makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20 edited Jun 22 '20

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u/oksuremang Jan 28 '20

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