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In reply to the discussion: so whats a reasonable gun control measure [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)35. No. Ignorance is always a bad place to legislate from
We don't want a repeat of the 94 assault weapons ban fiasco
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Cause a percentage of the money from sales of guns to be dedicated to supporting and
shraby
Dec 2012
#2
Or seeks to live his/her life without the threat of these instruments of death
TheCowsCameHome
Dec 2012
#7
That WOULD NOT stop mass shootings. Money was not a factor in the decision!!! n-t
Logical
Dec 2012
#114
All dealers have to use the NICS check for a firearm sale at gun shows
former-republican
Dec 2012
#28
pedophilia , anything that involves adults hurting or molesting children
former-republican
Dec 2012
#127
Except of course that they provide a loophole to the existing regulations.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#107
"background checks that include mental health screenings by professionals" and if a person flunks
jody
Dec 2012
#64
i dont have a problem with that and think it could be passed and pass scotus scrutiny
rdking647
Dec 2012
#13
What benefits do you believe will come from registering handguns in addition to CCW licensing
jody
Dec 2012
#70
Registering firearms carries with it the threat government will use that list to confiscate them. nt
jody
Dec 2012
#81
My point: to sell a new limitation on firearms you must convince citizens it will not threaten their
jody
Dec 2012
#96
There are very few people who buy the "registration leads to confiscation" talking point.
DanTex
Dec 2012
#108
But the "registration leads to confiscation" crowd is small and extreme enough that
DanTex
Dec 2012
#115
I've read many of the posts to DU threads about gun-control over the past few days. I haven't read
jody
Dec 2012
#126
Maybe not this particular shooting, but we can certainly reduce the overall level of gun violence.
DanTex
Dec 2012
#134
If no one has a proposal that could have prevented this tragedy, then I'm not optimistic that
jody
Dec 2012
#139
If the government somehow reaches the point that it decides to confiscate weapons
ibegurpard
Dec 2012
#102
What it would do is create a data base for BATF or the FBI to make their job easier
former-republican
Dec 2012
#117
Make bullet boxes that show the results of shooting the way that Australian cigarette packs show...
JVS
Dec 2012
#9
"Firepower" includes not just caliber but the ability to deliver multiple rounds...
Scuba
Dec 2012
#22
It would have to be passed through state legislature like it did in my state
former-republican
Dec 2012
#46
Not a good idea. Dealers are required to keep paperwork, have a lot to lose if they screw up, etc.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#131
Probably, "reasonable" is a gun safety measure rather than gun control
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#23
I agree, except typically, adult members of a household would have access to the gun safe
MH1
Dec 2012
#37
Throwing up your hands and saying "well the GOP/NRA will block it anyway" is defeatist
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#38
yet the idea of preventing mass killings is important to those who are interested in gun control
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#116
if "bullshit" offends you, stop spewing it. it is you who insult DUers intelligence.
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#128
But someone clearly appointed you to decide what people can discuss and how it can be discussed....
octothorpe
Dec 2012
#146
If a firearm is used in a crime, charge the defendant separately for use of a firearm, sentence
jody
Dec 2012
#41
That is sentencing reform, not gun reform. It will do nothing to ebb the flow of
morningfog
Dec 2012
#44
If you are correct, your argument means no new law can have any effect on crime. Govt. can only
jody
Dec 2012
#57
You wrote "Laws do work and help. Limitations on the types and numbers of guns legally available for
jody
Dec 2012
#76
Re-read it again, with the part you omitted. You are almost there. So close.
morningfog
Dec 2012
#77
OK your post reveals you can't answer my question. After you've thought about it please post your
jody
Dec 2012
#79
No, sometime professors simply give up when a student demonstrates inability to learn. nt
jody
Dec 2012
#83
Reframe the entire issue. Make guns/bullets a part of the war on terror & from there
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#101
Makes sense, give all authority to the president, seize all means of production, create two
jody
Dec 2012
#106
+100000. Heck, the Australians bit the bullet in 1996 -- why not us. Switzerland is another good
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#132
More than legislation, we need to change the perception of guns in our society -- just like smoking.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#129
How about this: All guns have to carry liability insurance just like cars.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#136
The only one I have spotted is somebody who is clearly a gun nut just shitstirring.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#147