With the growing number of public shootings, and the firearms lobby preventing even an in-depth study into the causes. I, as a responsible firearm owner, feel that gun owners need to be leading the charge to come up with solutions, rather than hiding behind an antiquated article.
I’d like this forum to come to terms for how to address this issue, otherwise future generations (who run “active shooter drills” the way we ran fire drills in school,) will eliminate the right.
The horse has left the barn. You will never be able to take guns from law abiding citizens without massive resistance and a civil war from hell. You will never get most of them who own guns to ever disclose how many, where they are kept and how much ammo they have. You will never prevent them from selling them, trading them… and sadly none of the criminals from stealing them or buying them off of someone willing to make a buck. Registering guns is a joke. Criminals are not going to register their guns. And gun laws should be Federal and apply to all people so that, unless you are a convicted felon you can carry in every state without conflicting laws. Now what I think can be done. Anyone convicted of a felony should be banned from owning a gun and if ever caught with one should be put back in jail. Permanently. Kids should be taught gun safety at home and at school. As we have learned anything taboo is a magnet to kids. I believe in licenses to carry a gun, either concealed or open carry. I’m fine with either, although no one will ever know I’m packing. I believe we have to prepare schools for the dangers. Willing teachers should be professionally trained and allowed to carry. There should be armed guards on every public school campus with bag checks before entering. Any student caught with a gun should be expelled and investigated. Prevention has and will always be the best option. I know it won’t stop every incident. But it’s a start.
Is there a way to require all new guns to be fingerprint activated? Save accidental shootings. Federal laws are good since we go from state to state. Voluntary buy backs are good.