We need more surveillance when it comes to guns

[Orrex]

72. I started using that term in response to the term "gun grabbers"

And I will continue using it as long as that insulting term remains popular among its fans.

Full prosecution and investigation as a national law enforcement priority of prohibited persons in possession.

I support this. Also, a conviction for domestic violence should prohibit future firearm ownership by the abuser.

The mental health angle is overplayed IMO, since the mentally ill are vastly more likely to be the victims of violence than its perpetrators. But it makes for a popular soundbyte and helps deflect attention from gun owners who go from "responsible" to "murderous" with little warning.

A fraudulent 4473 should result in fines and a lifelong ban on firearm ownership by the applicant. A second fraudulent 4473 should result in larger fines and a lifelong ban on firearm ownership or use by the applicant. A third fraudulent 4473 should result in jail time at the very least, along with massive fines and lifelong bans on ownership and use of firearms. And so on.

We need a comprehensive and publicly accessible national registry of gun ownership. This is no more a violation of privacy than publicly accessible databases of homeownership, of criminal history, of licensing (e.g., insurance or brokerage) or of credit history readily accessible by lenders.

Gun ownership should require regularly renewed licensing along with specific liability insurance for any firearms used on, transported via or fired across public lands. I would even support a requirement of periodic formal inspection to ensure safety. Firearm owners should be required to provide proof of license, insurance & inspection upon reasonable demand by law enforcement, with failure to comply resulting in fines and/or confiscation of the firearm(s) in question.

Firearm owners should be held accountable for their firearms. Failure to report the theft of a firearm within 3 business days will qualify the owner as an accessory to any crimes committed with that firearm subsequent to the theft. This is not an unreasonable request, because responsible firearm owners should certainly know where all of their firearms are at all times.

I support any legislation that requires gun owners to be more fully responsible for their firearms.