The GOP Gun Apologists Seem To Believe The Massacres Of The Past Are Irrelevant.

[bossy22]

1. Blame the media

the main stream media in this country has forced every policy debate into a 30 second sound bite- what do you expect?

But the question I always have what constitutes "reasonable and sensible"? Everyone has their own definition, with some people saying no controls is reasonable and others advocating UK/Australian type laws. Here are my few pointers to finding what I believe could be a "reasonable" solution. I have seperated into pro-gun and pro-control.

These are a few things the pro-gun side needs to realize
-background checks won't lead to confiscation
-it is too easy for prohibited people to get guns
-Arming someone is not always the answer
-The "protection from tryanny" arguement is silly
-there should be a limit on magazine capacity- you reach a point when owning a magazine that can carry x number of bullets becomes silly
-requiring training and proficiency for carry licenses is not taking away your rights.
-not every country that instituted strict laws so their crime increase


These are a few things the pro-control side needs to realize
-the 2nd amendment does exist
-owning weapons for self defense is legitimate
-owning a firearm is never going to be an extremely prohibitive process
-weapons with no sporting purpose- such as weapons carried by police (shotguns, handguns, rifles) should be allowed for citizens. There might be certain types that can be banned but guns that are generally good for defense should be allowed even if they have no sporting purpose
-Assault weapon bans are silly
-magazine capacity of 10 rounds is unreasonable
-discretionary carry licensing should be repealed
-Many countries which are used an examples for gun control have always had a significantly lower homicide rate than the U.S.- even when such laws were comprable.

I think if both sides considered some of these points we could reach a compromise.

My personal policy reccomendations are as follows
-Universal Background checks on all sales except if they are intra-family. If person has valid CCW license they are exempt from this requirement
-Universal 1 handgun a month law. If an individual has a Federal C&R collectors license they are exempt from this.
-Magazine restriction at 20 rounds.
-Universal "shall issue" concealed carry license. Since licenses are issued on a state level this would be sort of an federal "Endorsement". So in order for your license to be considered valid in all states it would need to meet such and such requirements (certain level of training, proficiency, etc...).
-Universal Safe storage law that would still allow someone to keep a loaded firearm ready for home defense- such a law could be modeled such that it requires you lock up your weapon when you leave your home.

Would these stop mass murders and all gun crimes? No, but I think it would make a decent dent. A significant amount of our crime weapons come from straw purchasers and theft, which would be addressed in my proposals.