THE Gun Thread

[onlinebiker]

No. 

I would support a " good judgement" test - if such a test could foresee all possible future scenarios.

Sadly - nobody has a working crystal ball.

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I do support PAST behavior as a test of gun ownership.

Once you prove you are capable of being an idiot - you should be banned for life from guns...

Since you acknowledge that no testing will be able to identify all dumbasses, what objection -- if any -- do you have for mandating smart guns going forward?

Several reasons.

1. I can' t see forcing people to rely on vaporware.
    " smart guns" that can discriminate a legitimate 
    firearm user do not exist - on a high enough.                    reliability. When you see police and military being issued such weapons then it will be a different story.

2. Anything built in can be built out. Criminals and people with bad intent are always going to be able to do a work- around. As usual the gun legislation only affects the law abiding citizen - who is not the problem in the first place.

3. There are already more guns than people - in the USA. Anyone who wants a gun for ill intent will have no problem buying a "dumb gun". All you are doing is adding an unnecessary expense to new guns. 

4. Many mass shooters bought firearms legally - shortly prior to the shooting. How would " smart gun" technology stop ANYONE from using a gun illegally if it is purchased for that purpose???