Another mass shooting.....

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@popeyespappy

Bans only become popular because the laundry list you propose is infinitely harder due to a gerrymandered minority who states all and any regulations on firearms is to be opposed at all costs.

This, predictably, manifests in an ineffective culture war that sometimes ends with a specific sundry firearm component or assembly banned for a while. Then there's a chance the ban expires in law because it never was intended as a policy fix per se but to placate both sides for 5 years.

That said, nearly everyone I know in CA would settle for the list you wrote of things to discuss.

I want the Australian model - they have guns, regulations and training. An excellent trifecta.

But it will cost money. Sports enthusiasts and hunters don't bother me. It's the hoarders, paranoics and dubious "I need this gun for protection even though I leave it out in the open at home". If you're not diligent enough to secure your firearms and treat them with deadly respect, you shouldn't have one.

I feel the same way about driving.

Everybody in CA except House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, and Brian in Oklahoma.

You won't find any loaded or unsecured weapons at my house either. Just a laid back dog, security system and 3 locked safes.