Neither will a properly stowed weapon, unless the criminal texted you in advance that he was coming, giving you plenty of time to unlock your gun safe, retrieve the ammunition you store elsewhere, load the gun and return to your wife's side poised to defend. |
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I'd like to see gun ownership go in the same direction as owning and operating a vehicle. Require licensing, registration and insurance. Put a minimum age on ownership and usage. Set standards for which ownership can be taken away, including special requirements for households with children.
That's not taking away anyone's right to own a gun - or 50 guns if they're that crazy about it. But it would make it easier to know who IS crazy, punish those who abuse their "right", make guns and their owners traceable, and probably reduce ownership significantly enough that mass shootings become something we only talk about in history books, not the daily news. |
m Temporary at best. Bears have gotten used to people and encroachments are getting worse |
| Mandatory psychological evaluations for everyone over the age of 18 once a year. If you're "cray-cray" your name goes on a list preventing you from purchasing a firearm and if you already own a firearm or license it gets taken away. |
+10000 |
Not unless a second opinion can get you off the list. You're basically taking away a right without due process |
Thanks already done. Most states require registration. Permits for if you have kids? Sorry, don't want more federal intrusion into my home |
Owning a vehicle isn't a constitutional right |
Get your shit in order or guns won't be for long. |
Requiring licensing and registration doesn't stop your constitutional rights. You have a constitutional right to free assembly, but if you are doing it in a public place, you need a permit. If you are doing it in a private place, you can be shut down if it is loud enough to disturb the neighbors. If you serve alcohol at your private free assembly, you can be held liable if one of your drunken guests drives away and kills somebody. |
Sorry, if you have a gun, I want your kids protected, even if you don't think you need it. See you at the ballot box. |
Unlike you, I'm a good parent and my children fully understand the dangers of firearms and that they're not toys. Sorry if my kids are smarter and I'm a better parent. |
Yep, I also refuse to answer the doctor’s question... Do you own a handgun? Really? This is now part of a physical exam. |
I would add a requirement that gun owners have a special decal that they must place on their homes and vehicles so the rest of us can know. If personal protection is the basis of your need, you should be happy to let all the criminals in your life know that you're packing heat. And those of us who want to steer clear of guns know who to avoid. |
Or, we could do the reverse.... require those who choose not to have guns in their house put a decal on their home that says, “Gun free zone.” How do you think that would go over? Which homes do you believe criminals WITH guns will target? |