Honestly, the only two things that really need to be done are universal background checks and limit high capacity magazines.
There needs to be some kind of certification/test before you can buy a gun. People have to pass a written and then driving test to obtain a license.
Too many irresponsible, ignorant morons buying guns and end up having themselves or a family member killed.
LOL, no.There needs to be some kind of certification/test before you can buy a gun. People have to pass a written and then driving test to obtain a license.
Too many irresponsible, ignorant morons buying guns and end up having themselves or a family member killed.
If you had bothered to read my earlier post, you'd know that I disagree with Obama on this one.so basically, because it feels like you are doing something?
And because some on the right shit on the 1st amendment, the left should shit on the 2nd.
We already have such tests. They're called elections.Lets test politicians...
Are you a communist?
Do you have socialist leanings?
-John
They're just doing what the people demand. Even your hero Trump has 'small government conservatives' cheering at his promises of bigger and more expensive government. 'Keep us safe! Keep us safe!' they cheer. And last I saw, you were cheering with them.When all the candidates are for spending more, and governing more, there is very little a person can vote for, freedom.
-John
right after we get one for voting.
In 1996, there was a massacre in Australia. And what's similar between these cases (and almost all your recurring American cases, is the motivation which is copying other massacres and "achieving" a higher body count.
In response, australia enacted gun control laws. Would you belive that it actually worked?
There should be only 2 reasons to have a gun.
1) Recreation. Allow people to shoot guns on shooting ranges. They have to keep and store their guns at the shooting range. It should be forbidden to take your gun home. Or even out of the shooting range. Strict permits on who is allowed to run a shooting range. The only type of gun allowed to have/keep/shoot at a shooting range is a large hunting rifle (see below).
2) Hunting. The only type of gun allowed is a large hunting rifle. You need a hunting permit to hunt. You only get a hunting permit if you live outside of a city, and you own land with wildlife. It would be nice if you are required to store your hunting rifle in some sort of depot, not in your own house. But that might be a bit unpractical.
No other type of guns allowed besides large hunting rifles. No handguns. No automatic or semi-automatic. No guns that can fire more than 1 bullet at a time. Nothing fancy.
End your stupid war on drugs. Let everyone that is convicted of small-time drug offenses free. Use the available space in your jails to lock up people who violate the new gun laws. Use the newly available police officers to enforce your new gun law. You get caught with a gun in your house -> 3 months in jail. You get caught with a gun outside your house -> 1 year in jail. Selling a gun illegally -> 5 years in jail.
It'll take a few years. But then most of the guns will be gone. Not all, of course. It will get harder and harder to buy guns illegally, because the supply will dry out. After a few years, guns will be really expensive. You average law-abiding citizen will not spend $5k on a illegal handgun, or $10k on a semi-automatic rifle. And even your average gang-kid or small-time crook won't be able to afford buying a gun for those prices. Your country will be safer in the long run.
End your stupid war on drugs. Let everyone that is convicted of small-time drug offenses free. Use the available space in your jails to lock up people who violate the new gun laws. Use the newly available police officers to enforce your new gun law. You get caught with a gun in your house -> 3 months in jail. You get caught with a gun outside your house -> 1 year in jail. Selling a gun illegally -> 5 years in jail.
And that is a complete load of horse shit. You might want to look somewhere other than a liberal talk show host for information.
Armed robberies in Austrailia :
And here's how Jamaica and Ireland did :
Meanwhile in the USA, where there is no gun ban :
No one cares about gun violence unless it happens to rich kids.
Lastly, the NAACP has consistently opposed various pieces of legislation which will result in the proliferation of guns and gun violence. Specifically, we have opposed and continue to work against legislation which would restrict states ability to control who may and may not carry a concealed weapon within their borders, undermine the ability of police to verify the validity of gun permits, and allow gun traffickers to more easily bring illegal guns into their respective states.
Ok, i will yield that. I did not research those numbers.
How about these?
It's pretty sad when statistically, it's safer to live in Pakistan then the US.