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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The U.S. would solve most of its problems with an outright ban of all handguns and semi automatics, if you restricted gun possession to shotguns, preferably double barrel and bolt action rifles you pretty much eliminate most of your fatalities, suicide without a handgun is fairly difficult, not impossible but a lot less appealing, again ihandguns are the only practical weapons for much of your criminal population, you can't be selling crack while schlepping a hunting rifle over your shoulder.
mass shootings become more difficult with a bolt action rifle where as home defence is just as effective with a shotgun or hunting rifle and it satisfies the 2nd amendment.
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I disagree vehemently with the bolded statement.
The only problem with your solution is how do you go about getting all the handguns that are already in circulation off the street? That question is why people are so against a ban and confiscate type of solution. Why should someone's ability to defend their home and family be diminished simply because they choose to obey the law? I think that is a legitimate question and one that many people would ask.
My alternative solution:
Punish gun crime severely. We don't even punish gun crime to the extent our laws allow now, so how serious are we about solving the problem of gun violence? Maybe we only care about mass shootings and all of the other gun murders that happen in ones or twos are not concerning? Start throwing out life sentences for violent crimes committed with firearms.
Illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon should be a life sentence.
Restrict the manufacture of new handguns (or ban) and high capacity magazines.
Make possession of high capacity magazines and automatic weapons illegal. Punish those who break this law SEVERELY.
Legalize marijuana. How many gun murders occur each year because it is illegal?