Irony

I've never been there, but I understand that some of the poorer sections of Los Angeles are rife with violent crime and gang warfare. I hear the same thing about the poorer sections of Baghdad (Sadr City, for example).

Do you think it would be a good idea to allow every household in LA to have a fully automatic AK-47?

Well, somebody seemed to think it was a good idea to allow every household in Iraq to have one.

There is no criminal background check, no 5-day waiting period, and no questions about where the gun came from (no firearms dealer's receipt required). All they have to do is register the weapon so that the serial number is associated with the owner's name.