(June 13, 2016 at 7:16 pm)Gemini Wrote:(June 13, 2016 at 7:12 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Who likes to accept the pointing finger? Gun-owners reject it because they feel such makes them complicit.
I'd love to have a system like they have in Japan where people are able to own guns, so long as they can prove they're responsible enough to be entrusted with a deadly weapon. The problem we're having is that irresponsible people don't want regulations that will prevent them from owning guns, and there are too damn many irresponsible people.
From an interview with a Japanese detective
Quote:“You have to bring your rifle in every year for inspection. You have to pass a drug test. You can’t have a criminal record. A doctor has to certify you’re mentally and physically healthy. You have to actually go to the firing range and show that you can use the weapon. If you have any sort of issue, we’re going to take away your firearms,” Detective X said.
Fairly similar to our system.