The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

[Mandle]

Case #52

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

YES

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?

NO

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.)

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?

[CaptainD]

Has the world's population been drastically reduced?
Do other nations take similar action?
Was there a huge prison break / multiple prison breaks?

[janleht]

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

[Kumpel]

Has there somehow been a disappearence of some part of the congress members as in the biblical event called "rapture"? (see "The Leftovers" for more information)

[Kumpel]

Is this the idea on which "The Purge" is based on, meaning there is one night in the year when everything is allowed without any consequences for the perpetrator, but at the other 364 days any kind of crime is punished really hard?

[Snarky]

Are they held hostage by a gunman?

[Mandle]

Case #52

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

YES

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?

NO

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.)

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?

[Stupot]

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).

[Snarky]

Do the members of Congress fear for their own physical safety?

[janleht]

Is the POTUS republican?
Is there a different outcome of a war, compared to our reality?

[CaptainD]

Let's specify this a little more...

Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans?


...

Has there been a mass migration to the US from another country?

Has something affected the populace at large making them more likely to kill other people?

[Mandle]

Case #52

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

YES

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?

NO

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?

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?

[Kumpel]

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?

[Cassiebsg]

Are these guns software controlled?
Are they afraid of guns that explode when the user operates it? (as in malfunction)

[Riaise]

Was the government coerced into making the decision?
Could this scenario theoretically be possible in the real world in the future?
Is the reason for the gun control laws to reduce gun killings of humans by other humans?

[Mandle]

Case #52

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

YES

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. )

NO

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?

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.)

[Kumpel]

This is way more complex as I thought it would be...

Not a clue...

Has the 2nd amendment been changed for this?
Have other amendments been changed before this could happen?
Has the USA become a one-party-state?

[Riaise]

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. )

OK, so just to clarify, this is humans shooting humans, am I right?

The reason I asked that question was because I had a theory about there being some sort of Planet-of-the-Apes-esque thing going on. But clearly not.

[Snarky]

Are Americans in general more at risk from gun violence than at present?
Is Congress particularly at risk from gun violence?
Has there been a dramatic increase in popular support for gun control among voters?

[Mandle]

Case #52

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

YES

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. )
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)

NO

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?

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?