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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
Bwhahahahah Epic
Seriously though...lots of people who have never had the joy of directly slaughtering something have a difficult time understanding why people are so wrapped up in defending the honour of gunpowder...
I think people (even pro-gun) should be much more concerned about the lobbyists who can override the democratic will of most of the population when it comes to very modest gun control (i.e. increased background checks, selling of fingerprint scanner-secure firearms etc).
In fact the OVERALL ability of a well funded lobby to get more political traction than voters in the US should be a bigger concern of anyone who gives a f*** about the spirit of the US constitution.
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I'd be willing for a stricter set of laws that makes sure that everyone follows a background check. Fingerprints, ect would be nice in a fairyland world but this kid that shot two, stabbed two and ran one over went through the tough process of getting a gun. I think that something like a yearly license that covers, fingerprints, and a mental eval ever year or 2 years would help in these situations.
the problem is that the only people that is going to go through that are the law abiding citizens and i'd be willing to bet that the majority of the gun deaths are inner city gang related stuff with illegal weapons.
the problem lies in the anti gun folks and the hardcore right pro gun people that want it "my way or the highway" crap. This goes for pretty much everything else down here too.
here is a list of things I'd like:
1. a federal gun license, if you have this license you can go to all 50 states without checking reciprocating laws.
2. Federal Gun Laws that are the same in every state.
3. Private sale background checks that are free. Where you can call the sheriff or Police and have them run the background of the buyer free
4. Stricter penalties on those who do straw sales/and or sell to those who can't own a weapon.
5. I'd be okay with Finger prints and mental evaluations every year or two. This wont help much but it may stop the idiots like this kid
6. Under no circumstances do I want to see a gun registry. Every country that has ever done that has led to confiscation. I don't care what anyone says, it will lead to it and I will never back anything that intends to register a gun.
7. strict penalties (stupid strict) for those who use guns in a crime. You'd be surprised how many idiots have gun crimes that are let out after a few months.
8. mandatory penalties for those who are arrested with both illegal narcotics and guns
9. Mandatory penalties for those who use a gun in a crime
I'd love to see the pro gun lobby be more proactive in supplying or help supply safe's, and proper storage. At U of Alabama students who hunt can bring their shotgun or hunting rifle to the UAPD to store them safely until they're needed to hunt. I love that idea since many students hunt, this gives them a safe place to store the weapon when they're not using them.
sad fact of the matter is that majority of these mass shootings only make the news because they happen in areas that aren't the ghetto and no one cares about the ghetto.
If this shooting happened in compton or 8Mile road in Detroit no one would care