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In reply to the discussion: David Hogg shares fellow students plan for gun control on Twitter [View all]TygrBright
(20,763 posts)It could conceivably be negotiated in good faith to legislate the accurate terminology to enact his intent.
As far as I can tell he wants to restrict the availability of semi- and full-auto capable weapons, sights that would enable sniper-style usage at a range greater than the capacity of ordinary law enforcement weapons (which would still enable some sights/scopes for hunting use at moderate distances), and the kind of high-capacity magazines that enable mass shootings.
He appears to want to permit hunters and sport shooters to enjoy their sport at ranges and designated hunting grounds, and those concerned with personal and home safety to have handguns for the purpose.
He doesn't reference certain types of collectors' concerns (black-powder weapons, antique/historical guns, reproductions, etc., but that, too, could be negotiated.
Some of the specifics he suggests sound logistically difficult to implement and potentially costly to enforce, but I suspect there are other negotiable options that would achieve the desired ends.
It comes down to what costs more: thousands of human lives each year? Or the political consequences of attempting to redefine and restrict a constitutional right, and deal with the passionate rage of the disappointed?
Constitutional rights DO come with restrictions. You may not exercise your freedom of speech by painting an advertisement for your product on the side of my house, for example.
I wish I could say it would be greeted with something other than automatic opposition and furious gunsplaining about "WHY THIS CAN'T WORK!!)
diffidently,
Bright