It would have been soooo easy for the Dems to pass gun laws that the majority of Americans could have supported. But Biden has already gone to the "you - a responsible citizen - doesn't need a gun except to go shoot deer or protect yourself from intruders" as if that has anything to do with the constitution.
I strongly believe we need to do a better job controlling who gets a gun. You may say that violates your rights. Well guess what, some psychopath who should never have a weapon, procuring a gun and killing me violates my rights too. So we need to find a middle ground.
I also firmly believe that if you ban AR's but do nothing with handguns school shooters will switch over to handguns and not miss a beat. So that's a non-starter to make any difference.
So why not do this:
- Ban the purchase and ownership of semi-automatics from anyone under 21.
- Reduces the chance psychos whose brains haven't fully developed can get weapons that can kill a lot of people quickly
- Gives a few more years to weed these losers out
- If you are under 21 and go hunting or shooting with a friend who is over 21, he can let you use his but you can't keep it on you without him around
- If shit goes down and we fall into a civil war or something, people over 21 can hand people under 21 a semi and we've got a militia which is what part of the 2nd amendment talked about.
- After age 21, you need gun safety certification to purchase a semi-automatic gun or revolver. You need to renew this every couple of years or so. It will cost several hundred bucks.
- Responsible gun owners: this is a GREAT thing. It will weed out lazy ass criminals from owning weapons.
- Yeah - it will put a slight burden on you - but this is designed to keep some of the people who have nothing going for them from keeping weapons.
- For handguns, extra licensing and training are required. This will require costs more in the $1K+ level.
- The majority of murders and suicides involve handguns
- They are easy to conceal
- They are less valuable in terms of defense from the government than say an AR
- You need to prove you still own said handgun each year
- This is a larger burden for responsible gun owners, but it will shrink the murder and suicide rate significantly.
- If you feel your life is in danger, you can put in for a temporary permit to get a handgun to give you access while you apply for the permit. You must go to the police and make your case and describe why you are in danger.
- This is what the police are for.
- And if you are doing illegal stuff and dealing with bad people and therefore don't want to go to the cops, well, tough shit.
