Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is it time for a red flag number when it comes to ammunition? [View all]NewMoonTherian
(883 posts)I don't think that's what you were saying, but the terms "happy medium" and "balance" suggest, to me, a situation where we have to make sacrifices in both areas. I'm not willing to compromise public safety OR personal freedom. I think there are ways we can protect both. No one has been exploring those possibilities, because the conversation always goes something like:
"We have to pass massive new gun restrictions!"
"Nuh uh!"
And then neither side is in any mood to discuss actual solutions. I want to have that conversation. I can't guarantee it will turn up anything useful, but it'd be more productive than the groove we're in now.
Let's explore the bulk ammo "red flag" scenario. A big ammo purchase triggers alerts with some government bureau(we're already in uncomfortable territory for me, because ammo purchases should be anonymous). After some digging around(and some creative stretching of the fourth amendment), it turns out that the same person also bought... I don't know - something else that triggers alerts. What is the next step? All the purchases were legal. Do agents come with a warrant and interrogate the buyer as to his intentions? Search his home for disturbing reading material? Confiscate his ammunition? I don't understand what you want to see happen, and I can't see any possibilities that I would find acceptable. I'm more afraid of an overpowered government than of individual lunatics.