The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

Started by Kumpel, Mon 13/03/2017 23:07:23

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Kumpel

#2060
Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?

Would this scenario be possible under trump?

I am only reaching for straws here, I know...

Snarky

The absurd thing is that it's not the case scenario that needs an explanation, it's our own world.

Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (To the extent that sincerity is possible in politics)
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Stupot

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces? (perhaps to prevent a coup)

Mandle

#2063
Case #52

The American Federal Government suddenly approves sweeping gun control laws nationwide. Why?

YES (nod)

Is the POTUS involved in this decision? (An Executive Order from the POTUS to be precise: Unfortunately even the POTUS couldn't order such a thing in the real world. Let's assume for the sake of this "What If?" argument that the POTUS has dictator-like powers to some extent but still needs congress to pass laws that affect the entire nation)
When you say "guns" are you referring to weapons that fire bullets such as handguns, rifles, shotguns etc.
When you say "gun-control laws" are you talking about banning/restricting them?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings?
Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans? (Once and for all: YES!!! And also YES for humans that actually have real fingers to pull the triggers instead of AI hands controlled by Skynet, or vice versa. Also YES for humans that sometimes think they get abducted by aliens, whether shooter or victim. Also YES for humans shooting other humans that the shooter may believe is possessed by the Devil, or vice versa. Also YES for...etc. etc. (laugh) )
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence? (They would make a high-profile target for some nutcase or for someone bearing a grudge against the government, so yes)
Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?


NO (wrong)

Is this a nearly futuristic scenario? (No, but this scenario couldn't actually happen in the real world, unfortunately. It's more of a "What If?" kind of case.)
Is this a consequence of some new technology?
Does this happen in the past?
Do the Founding Fathers get a glimpse of the future of constant mass shootings that will otherwise come to pass?

Is it In order to stop an attempt at revolution by the American people? (No, but interesting scenario nonetheless)
When you say "nationwide" are these gun control laws in fact being forced by the US government onto a nation other than America?
Is an alien race involved in some way?
Is the reason behind the banning actually due to a secondary effect of the guns being fired?
Has human hearing for some reason become more acute?

Have the government been hypnotised?
Were the actions of another country involved in the decision?
Did the President make the decision due to something that had happened to them personally?

Is a supernatural/miraculous event or phenomenon involved?
Is the decision motivated by some new research finding (or new evidence for something)?

Is the decision based on a different legal doctrine/interpretation than the Supreme Court and Congress currently follow? (I think No, but your question was complicated. Congress responded in their own best interests and passed the new laws very quickly.)
Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

Is the guns dangerous to fire (for the shooter)?
Is there a natural disaster?

Did The Rapture happen?
Is this the idea on which the movie "The Purge" is based on?
(No, but similar in that drastic action is taken tp fix a problem.)
Are they held hostage by a gunman? (Not yet, but they ARE afraid of something like this happening, or something much worse.)
Is there a shortage of bullets (or something bullets are made from/with).
Is there a shortage of guns (or something guns are made from/with).

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?
Has there been an even bigger gun hype, resulting in a mass owning of guns for almost every family, citizen and so on?
Did the industry immensely reduce the price for guns?
Has there been a huge event outside of America which made the government fear for the future of its own nation?
Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)
Was the government coerced into making the decision?

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Would this scenario be possible under trump? (Almost certainly not)
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (Only good policy in as far as they themselves are concerned so no, not sincere in the way I feel you meant)
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces?

Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?

Not Important

Is there a democratic controlled congress? (I assume you mean the Democratic party)
Has there been a huge shooting with lots of casualties? (Most likely several but congress has never done anything meaningful before even after multiple mass shootings. So, while being the trigger events that started this action, they are not the direct reason why the new laws were suddenly passed.)
Is the decision driven by lobbyists?
Do other nations take similar action?
Is cannabis legalized?
Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future? (I guess...Anything's possible given enough time, but not really important in this case.)
Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
(The question to solve is why the sweeping gun control laws were passed, not how)
Has the USA become a one-party-state?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

Mandle

It's getting harder and harder to put complex real-world political questions into strict categories for what is actually a fairly glib "What If" scenario so please forgive if some seem weirdly placed.

The "YES" category contains most of the best hints ;)

Mandle

I've gone ahead and underlined what I feel are the most valuable hints so far.

Snarky

Has there been a shooting targeting one or more top politicians or their families?
Have they been spooked by threats or the uncovering of a plot targeting top politicians or their families?

Mandle

#2067
Case #52

The American Federal Government suddenly approves sweeping gun control laws nationwide. Why?

YES (nod)

Is the POTUS involved in this decision? (An Executive Order from the POTUS to be precise: Unfortunately even the POTUS couldn't order such a thing in the real world. Let's assume for the sake of this "What If?" argument that the POTUS has dictator-like powers to some extent but still needs congress to pass laws that affect the entire nation)
When you say "guns" are you referring to weapons that fire bullets such as handguns, rifles, shotguns etc.
When you say "gun-control laws" are you talking about banning/restricting them?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings?
Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans? (Once and for all: YES!!! And also YES for humans that actually have real fingers to pull the triggers instead of AI hands controlled by Skynet, or vice versa. Also YES for humans that sometimes think they get abducted by aliens, whether shooter or victim. Also YES for humans shooting other humans that the shooter may believe is possessed by the Devil, or vice versa. Also YES for...etc. etc. (laugh) )
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence? (They would make a high-profile target for some nutcase or for someone bearing a grudge against the government, so yes)
Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?


NO (wrong)

Is this a nearly futuristic scenario? (No, but this scenario couldn't actually happen in the real world, unfortunately. It's more of a "What If?" kind of case.)
Is this a consequence of some new technology?
Does this happen in the past?
Do the Founding Fathers get a glimpse of the future of constant mass shootings that will otherwise come to pass?

Is it In order to stop an attempt at revolution by the American people? (No, but interesting scenario nonetheless)
When you say "nationwide" are these gun control laws in fact being forced by the US government onto a nation other than America?
Is an alien race involved in some way?
Is the reason behind the banning actually due to a secondary effect of the guns being fired?
Has human hearing for some reason become more acute?

Have the government been hypnotised?
Were the actions of another country involved in the decision?
Did the President make the decision due to something that had happened to them personally?

Is a supernatural/miraculous event or phenomenon involved?
Is the decision motivated by some new research finding (or new evidence for something)?

Is the decision based on a different legal doctrine/interpretation than the Supreme Court and Congress currently follow? (I think No, but your question was complicated. Congress responded in their own best interests and passed the new laws very quickly.)
Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

Is the guns dangerous to fire (for the shooter)?
Is there a natural disaster?

Did The Rapture happen?
Is this the idea on which the movie "The Purge" is based on?
(No, but similar in that drastic action is taken tp fix a problem.)
Are they held hostage by a gunman? (Not yet, but they ARE afraid of something like this happening, or something much worse.)
Is there a shortage of bullets (or something bullets are made from/with).
Is there a shortage of guns (or something guns are made from/with).

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?
Has there been an even bigger gun hype, resulting in a mass owning of guns for almost every family, citizen and so on?
Did the industry immensely reduce the price for guns?
Has there been a huge event outside of America which made the government fear for the future of its own nation?
Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)
Was the government coerced into making the decision?

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Would this scenario be possible under trump? (Almost certainly not)
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (Only good policy in as far as they themselves are concerned so no, not sincere in the way I feel you meant)
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces?

Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?
Has there been a shooting targeting one or more top politicians or their families?
Have they been spooked by threats or the uncovering of a plot targeting top politicians or their families?
(No, but both underlined questions including this one and the one above are exactly the kind of thing that congress members fear will happen to them. Getting close!)

Not Important

Is there a democratic controlled congress? (I assume you mean the Democratic party)
Has there been a huge shooting with lots of casualties? (Most likely several but congress has never done anything meaningful before even after multiple mass shootings. So, while being the trigger events that started this action, they are not the direct reason why the new laws were suddenly passed.)
Is the decision driven by lobbyists?
Do other nations take similar action?
Is cannabis legalized?
Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future? (I guess...Anything's possible given enough time, but not really important in this case.)
Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
(The question to solve is why the sweeping gun control laws were passed, not how)
Has the USA become a one-party-state?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

Snarky

Are politicians' fears well founded?
Has the objective danger of gun violence aimed at politicians objectively increased?
(If so) is the increase in violence ideologically based?

Riaise

Have congress been found to have been tricking or hiding information from the public in some way? (Prior to the gun law being put in place)

Mandle

Case #52

The American Federal Government suddenly approves sweeping gun control laws nationwide. Why?

YES (nod)

Is the POTUS involved in this decision? (An Executive Order from the POTUS to be precise: Unfortunately even the POTUS couldn't order such a thing in the real world. Let's assume for the sake of this "What If?" argument that the POTUS has dictator-like powers to some extent but still needs congress to pass laws that affect the entire nation)
When you say "guns" are you referring to weapons that fire bullets such as handguns, rifles, shotguns etc.
When you say "gun-control laws" are you talking about banning/restricting them?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings?
Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans? (Once and for all: YES!!! And also YES for humans that actually have real fingers to pull the triggers instead of AI hands controlled by Skynet, or vice versa. Also YES for humans that sometimes think they get abducted by aliens, whether shooter or victim. Also YES for humans shooting other humans that the shooter may believe is possessed by the Devil, or vice versa. Also YES for...etc. etc. (laugh) )
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence? (They would make a high-profile target for some nutcase or for someone bearing a grudge against the government, so yes)
Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?

Are politicians' fears well founded?
Has the objective danger of gun violence aimed at politicians objectively increased?
(Has objective danger objectively increased? Ummmmmmmm... This confused me enough to just put it in the YES list with this major hint: Congress feels the level of danger to themselves has increased massively and thus passed the new sweeping gun control laws)

NO (wrong)

Is this a nearly futuristic scenario? (No, but this scenario couldn't actually happen in the real world, unfortunately. It's more of a "What If?" kind of case.)
Is this a consequence of some new technology?
Does this happen in the past?
Do the Founding Fathers get a glimpse of the future of constant mass shootings that will otherwise come to pass?

Is it In order to stop an attempt at revolution by the American people? (No, but interesting scenario nonetheless)
When you say "nationwide" are these gun control laws in fact being forced by the US government onto a nation other than America?
Is an alien race involved in some way?
Is the reason behind the banning actually due to a secondary effect of the guns being fired?
Has human hearing for some reason become more acute?

Have the government been hypnotised?
Were the actions of another country involved in the decision?
Did the President make the decision due to something that had happened to them personally?

Is a supernatural/miraculous event or phenomenon involved?
Is the decision motivated by some new research finding (or new evidence for something)?

Is the decision based on a different legal doctrine/interpretation than the Supreme Court and Congress currently follow? (I think No, but your question was complicated. Congress responded in their own best interests and passed the new laws very quickly.)
Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

Is the guns dangerous to fire (for the shooter)?
Is there a natural disaster?

Did The Rapture happen?
Is this the idea on which the movie "The Purge" is based on?
(No, but similar in that drastic action is taken tp fix a problem.)
Are they held hostage by a gunman? (Not yet, but they ARE afraid of something like this happening, or something much worse.)
Is there a shortage of bullets (or something bullets are made from/with).
Is there a shortage of guns (or something guns are made from/with).

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?
Has there been an even bigger gun hype, resulting in a mass owning of guns for almost every family, citizen and so on?
Did the industry immensely reduce the price for guns?
Has there been a huge event outside of America which made the government fear for the future of its own nation?
Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)
Was the government coerced into making the decision?

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Would this scenario be possible under trump? (Almost certainly not)
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (Only good policy in as far as they themselves are concerned so no, not sincere in the way I feel you meant)
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces?

Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?
Has there been a shooting targeting one or more top politicians or their families?
Have they been spooked by threats or the uncovering of a plot targeting top politicians or their families?
(No, but both underlined questions including this one and the one above are exactly the kind of thing that congress members fear will happen to them. Getting close!)
Is the increase in violence ideologically based?
Have congress been found to have been tricking or hiding information from the public in some way? (Prior to the gun law being put in place) (No, not any more than is usual)

Not Important

Is there a democratic controlled congress? (I assume you mean the Democratic party)
Has there been a huge shooting with lots of casualties? (Most likely several but congress has never done anything meaningful before even after multiple mass shootings. So, while being the trigger events that started this action, they are not the direct reason why the new laws were suddenly passed.)
Is the decision driven by lobbyists?
Do other nations take similar action?
Is cannabis legalized?
Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future? (I guess...Anything's possible given enough time, but not really important in this case.)
Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
(The question to solve is why the sweeping gun control laws were passed, not how)
Has the USA become a one-party-state?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

Stupot

Are the members of congress afraid of being killed in a way other than being shot?
Are the members of congress being threatened by anti-gun people?

Mandle

Case #52

The American Federal Government suddenly approves sweeping gun control laws nationwide. Why?

YES (nod)

Is the POTUS involved in this decision? (An Executive Order from the POTUS to be precise: Unfortunately even the POTUS couldn't order such a thing in the real world. Let's assume for the sake of this "What If?" argument that the POTUS has dictator-like powers to some extent but still needs congress to pass laws that affect the entire nation)
When you say "guns" are you referring to weapons that fire bullets such as handguns, rifles, shotguns etc.
When you say "gun-control laws" are you talking about banning/restricting them?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings?
Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans? (Once and for all: YES!!! And also YES for humans that actually have real fingers to pull the triggers instead of AI hands controlled by Skynet, or vice versa. Also YES for humans that sometimes think they get abducted by aliens, whether shooter or victim. Also YES for humans shooting other humans that the shooter may believe is possessed by the Devil, or vice versa. Also YES for...etc. etc. (laugh) )
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence? (They would make a high-profile target for some nutcase or for someone bearing a grudge against the government, so yes)
Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?

Are politicians' fears well founded?
Has the objective danger of gun violence aimed at politicians objectively increased?
(Has objective danger objectively increased? Ummmmmmmm... This confused me enough to just put it in the YES list with this major hint: Congress feels the level of danger to themselves has increased massively and thus passed the new sweeping gun control laws)

NO (wrong)

Is this a nearly futuristic scenario? (No, but this scenario couldn't actually happen in the real world, unfortunately. It's more of a "What If?" kind of case.)
Is this a consequence of some new technology?
Does this happen in the past?
Do the Founding Fathers get a glimpse of the future of constant mass shootings that will otherwise come to pass?

Is it In order to stop an attempt at revolution by the American people? (No, but interesting scenario nonetheless)
When you say "nationwide" are these gun control laws in fact being forced by the US government onto a nation other than America?
Is an alien race involved in some way?
Is the reason behind the banning actually due to a secondary effect of the guns being fired?
Has human hearing for some reason become more acute?

Have the government been hypnotised?
Were the actions of another country involved in the decision?
Did the President make the decision due to something that had happened to them personally?

Is a supernatural/miraculous event or phenomenon involved?
Is the decision motivated by some new research finding (or new evidence for something)?

Is the decision based on a different legal doctrine/interpretation than the Supreme Court and Congress currently follow? (I think No, but your question was complicated. Congress responded in their own best interests and passed the new laws very quickly.)
Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

Is the guns dangerous to fire (for the shooter)?
Is there a natural disaster?

Did The Rapture happen?
Is this the idea on which the movie "The Purge" is based on?
(No, but similar in that drastic action is taken tp fix a problem.)
Are they held hostage by a gunman? (Not yet, but they ARE afraid of something like this happening, or something much worse.)
Is there a shortage of bullets (or something bullets are made from/with).
Is there a shortage of guns (or something guns are made from/with).

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?
Has there been an even bigger gun hype, resulting in a mass owning of guns for almost every family, citizen and so on?
Did the industry immensely reduce the price for guns?
Has there been a huge event outside of America which made the government fear for the future of its own nation?
Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)
Was the government coerced into making the decision?

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Would this scenario be possible under trump? (Almost certainly not)
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (Only good policy in as far as they themselves are concerned so no, not sincere in the way I feel you meant)
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces?

Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?
Has there been a shooting targeting one or more top politicians or their families?
Have they been spooked by threats or the uncovering of a plot targeting top politicians or their families?
(No, but both underlined questions including this one and the one above are exactly the kind of thing that congress members fear will happen to them. Getting close!)
Is the increase in violence ideologically based?
Have congress been found to have been tricking or hiding information from the public in some way? (Prior to the gun law being put in place) (No, not any more than is usual)
Are the members of congress afraid of being killed in a way other than being shot?
Are the members of congress being threatened by anti-gun people?


Not Important

Is there a democratic controlled congress? (I assume you mean the Democratic party)
Has there been a huge shooting with lots of casualties? (Most likely several but congress has never done anything meaningful before even after multiple mass shootings. So, while being the trigger events that started this action, they are not the direct reason why the new laws were suddenly passed.)
Is the decision driven by lobbyists?
Do other nations take similar action?
Is cannabis legalized?
Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future? (I guess...Anything's possible given enough time, but not really important in this case.)
Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
(The question to solve is why the sweeping gun control laws were passed, not how)
Has the USA become a one-party-state?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

Mandle

So, to reduce confusion when looking at the massive list of questions and answers this is what is important so far:

* The President has written an executive order which has caused Congress to vote swiftly for sweeping gun control laws.

* As a result of this order members of Congress have reason to fear for their safety.

* There have not been any gun-related attacks on any members of Congress yet but this is what they fear and what drove them to vote for the new laws.

Snarky

Are politicians at higher risk because they are more unpopular than before?
Are politicians at higher risk because there's a reduced disincentive against shooting them? (E.g. less chance of punishment/being killed?)
Are politicians at higher risk because the incentive to shoot them has increased? (E.g. a bounty on members of Congress, or a rule that says if you kill a Congressman you get his seat)
Do politicians fear being shot by partisans of the opposing political party (Democrats by Republicans, Republicans by Democrats)?
Do politicians fear being shot by other politicians?

Mandle

Case #52

The American Federal Government suddenly approves sweeping gun control laws nationwide. Why?

YES (nod)

Is the POTUS involved in this decision? (An Executive Order from the POTUS to be precise: Unfortunately even the POTUS couldn't order such a thing in the real world. Let's assume for the sake of this "What If?" argument that the POTUS has dictator-like powers to some extent but still needs congress to pass laws that affect the entire nation)
When you say "guns" are you referring to weapons that fire bullets such as handguns, rifles, shotguns etc.
When you say "gun-control laws" are you talking about banning/restricting them?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings?
Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans? (Once and for all: YES!!! And also YES for humans that actually have real fingers to pull the triggers instead of AI hands controlled by Skynet, or vice versa. Also YES for humans that sometimes think they get abducted by aliens, whether shooter or victim. Also YES for humans shooting other humans that the shooter may believe is possessed by the Devil, or vice versa. Also YES for...etc. etc. (laugh) )
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence? (They would make a high-profile target for some nutcase or for someone bearing a grudge against the government, so yes)
Is there still a two-party system with genuine political competition and opposition?
Do the bills pass with solid majorities in Congress?
Do the laws finally pass because (enough) politicians have changed their position? (Rather than been replaced.)

Does the new law affect all firearms?
Does the new law only affect firearms?

Are politicians' fears well founded?
Has the objective danger of gun violence aimed at politicians objectively increased?
(Has objective danger objectively increased? Ummmmmmmm... This confused me enough to just put it in the YES list with this major hint: Congress feels the level of danger to themselves has increased massively and thus passed the new sweeping gun control laws)
Are politicians at higher risk because there's a reduced disincentive against shooting them? (E.g. less chance of punishment/being killed?) (Yes, it is much less riskier to kill anyone in congress under this scenario)

NO (wrong)

Is this a nearly futuristic scenario? (No, but this scenario couldn't actually happen in the real world, unfortunately. It's more of a "What If?" kind of case.)
Is this a consequence of some new technology?
Does this happen in the past?
Do the Founding Fathers get a glimpse of the future of constant mass shootings that will otherwise come to pass?

Is it In order to stop an attempt at revolution by the American people? (No, but interesting scenario nonetheless)
When you say "nationwide" are these gun control laws in fact being forced by the US government onto a nation other than America?
Is an alien race involved in some way?
Is the reason behind the banning actually due to a secondary effect of the guns being fired?
Has human hearing for some reason become more acute?

Have the government been hypnotised?
Were the actions of another country involved in the decision?
Did the President make the decision due to something that had happened to them personally?

Is a supernatural/miraculous event or phenomenon involved?
Is the decision motivated by some new research finding (or new evidence for something)?

Is the decision based on a different legal doctrine/interpretation than the Supreme Court and Congress currently follow? (I think No, but your question was complicated. Congress responded in their own best interests and passed the new laws very quickly.)
Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

Is the guns dangerous to fire (for the shooter)?
Is there a natural disaster?

Did The Rapture happen?
Is this the idea on which the movie "The Purge" is based on?
(No, but similar in that drastic action is taken tp fix a problem.)
Are they held hostage by a gunman? (Not yet, but they ARE afraid of something like this happening, or something much worse.)
Is there a shortage of bullets (or something bullets are made from/with).
Is there a shortage of guns (or something guns are made from/with).

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?
Has there been an even bigger gun hype, resulting in a mass owning of guns for almost every family, citizen and so on?
Did the industry immensely reduce the price for guns?
Has there been a huge event outside of America which made the government fear for the future of its own nation?
Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)
Was the government coerced into making the decision?

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Would this scenario be possible under trump? (Almost certainly not)
Is Congress driven by a sincere conviction that the bills they pass will make for good policy? (Only good policy in as far as they themselves are concerned so no, not sincere in the way I feel you meant)
Does the new law only apply to certain groups of people?
Does the new law also apply to law enforcement officers?
Does the new law also apply to the U.S. military forces?

Is the government fearing a racially/homophobic or similarly motivated attack because of an usual composition of the congress/the ethnicity of the new president?
Has there been a shooting targeting one or more top politicians or their families?
Have they been spooked by threats or the uncovering of a plot targeting top politicians or their families?
(No, but both underlined questions including this one and the one above are exactly the kind of thing that congress members fear will happen to them. Getting close!)
Is the increase in violence ideologically based?
Have congress been found to have been tricking or hiding information from the public in some way? (Prior to the gun law being put in place) (No, not any more than is usual)
Are the members of congress afraid of being killed in a way other than being shot?
Are the members of congress being threatened by anti-gun people?

Are politicians at higher risk because they are more unpopular than before?
Are politicians at higher risk because the incentive to shoot them has increased?
Do politicians fear being shot by partisans of the opposing political party?
Do politicians fear being shot by other politicians?


Not Important

Is there a democratic controlled congress? (I assume you mean the Democratic party)
Has there been a huge shooting with lots of casualties? (Most likely several but congress has never done anything meaningful before even after multiple mass shootings. So, while being the trigger events that started this action, they are not the direct reason why the new laws were suddenly passed.)
Is the decision driven by lobbyists?
Do other nations take similar action?
Is cannabis legalized?
Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future? (I guess...Anything's possible given enough time, but not really important in this case.)
Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
(The question to solve is why the sweeping gun control laws were passed, not how)
Has the USA become a one-party-state?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

Stupot

Was the president's Executive Order basically to legalize/decriminalize gun violence?

Mandle

Quote from: Stupot on Wed 15/11/2017 23:02:35
Was the president's Executive Order basically to legalize/decriminalize gun violence?

Not that generally but this is very close to the solution.

Snarky

Has it been made legal (or not-to-be-prosecuted, at least) to shoot politicians/members of Congress?

Mandle

Quote from: Snarky on Thu 16/11/2017 08:56:17
Has it been made legal (or not-to-be-prosecuted, at least) to shoot politicians/members of Congress?

No, but you are extremely closer to the answer!

It's not more legal to shoot a politician but it's a lot... (I'll leave the last word in that sentence out because it might be too much of a giveaway)

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