I believe Loren is arguing that there's already a law against robbery, so increasing the penalty, for gun laws, won't make a difference. The risk-reward calculation for criminals wouldn't change, and it wouldn't matter because Loren knows everyone's hearts and minds. However, I might be wrong about the argument being made.
Well that makes more sense but it is s shift from “ a law that is not meaningful enforceable doesn’t matter.”
You're both missing the target.
What I'm saying is that the proposed law will realistically only be enforceable when the person is caught doing other serious misdeeds. You can't walk down the street with a hidden gun means nothing if the cops can't see the hidden gun.
It's like some places have passed laws about allowing guns to be easily stolen from vehicles--but the only people who would get caught are those who confess as part of reporting their gun being stolen. Thus it catches nobody, just makes them either not report or lie about the details.
What is the scenario where they currently get away with it but would be caught if this change were made??
(And if you want to change the risk-reward calculation you can change the penalties without having to create a new law.)