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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
Corsi is correct, a lot of what people start calling for just pushes gun owners further towards the NRA and drives donations, political pressure to resist gun laws and firearms sales. I think there are changes that could be successfully passed and would have an impact.
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I disagree with this. The majority of the nation agrees that there needs to be greater regulation on guns. The NRA is just a very vocal and very well funded group who makes a lot of noise to make people think the opposite. Whenever survey comes out that speaks for the majority, the NRA drowns that out with ridiculous arguments that it is a blatant attack on the 2nd amendment, which it is not. It is a feeling of the majority, 60+ percent, that want outright bans on certain weapons, which is not an attack on the 2nd amendment. Anton Scallia was the Supreme Court Justice who stated as much. So its time for the media to stop presenting this false equivalency and speak directly to the numbers and what the real mood of the nation it. Unfortunately they don't, because 2nd amendment arguments are sexy and bring in good consumption numbers.
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Regulating CCW on a federal level, with a requirement for a minimum number of training hours, demonstrated proficiency and a gun safety class for first time gun owners could probably be expected to pass as well.
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Regulation like this is always difficult to address. Regulation ion the national level is great, but based on whose standards though? Do you go with the most restrictive (best idea) or the least restrictive (bad idea)?
Also, the requirements you speak of are requirements for obtaining a CCW. You don't just walk into a store and purchase a permit. There is a process, including a substantial background check, conducted in your local community where you are likely the greatest risk.
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Increased penalties for crime committed with a firearm and limiting the options for pleading those charges down might also be a deterrent.
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Those already exist.