Another gun thread...

[The Grand Nudger]

Regarding the Poll:

I voted No. I own several firearms. I think of it like a drivers license: It's a privilege, not a right and it should be infringed upon if you have proven yourself to be irresponsible behind the wheel.

The great majority of us who have no wish to harm anyone have earned that privilege.

As a gun owner and sport shooting enthusiast, I would encourage the following:
1. All firearms must be secured in a registered gun safe when not in use. (That's right, a gun owner would have to document the fact that he has a gun safe.)
2. Ammunition sales (outside of shooting ranges) cannot exceed X amount of shells per month/year.
3. Psych evaluations required on any one with intent to purchase a weapon capable of discharging more than 6 rounds without reload.
4. You can only purchase one firearm per year. (I once got a permit to buy a semi-auto pistol and they told me that I could buy three that day. )
5. If one of your guns is used to commit a crime, you will lose the privilege of owning any firearms for the remainder of your life.


Even with this legislation in place, atrocities by guns are going to happen, but maybe we could start seeing a lot less of them.

It -is- a right, but that doesn't mean that you don't have to be responsible about it. Rights can be (and are) revoked for a variety of reasons. You don't have to do anything to avail yourself of that right, there's no "earning it" but you can do a great deal to harm it. Any of those numbered bits can be handled by state law (one is utterly horrifying though). We wont see "alot less" gun crime until something that addresses crime and criminals is proposed. If you want a 9mm in Tampa Bay - there is no waiting period, no background check, no nothing (it's cheaper too...btw). Not because it isn't the law, but because criminals don't give a fuck about the law. Kind of part of the job requirements.