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White House Floats Gun Control Proposals

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Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All1/06/2013 9:04:06 pm PST

I’m late to the party (as usual) but I might be one of the few people here who doesn’t like the idea of a database of gun owners. Particularly one that is publicly accessible. Why? because it can lead to more complex and confusing laws regarding what is registered, how a private resell is registered, if a gun is stolen, how is it handled, would it be a crime to not report a stolen firearm? would it be a crime to register a private transaction? Effectively, you can come close to outlawing the sale of guns with increasing red-tape.

Do I think high capacity magazines should be restricted/outlawed. hell yes. if it takes 30 shots to defend yourself or kill a deer, you really shouldn’t be holding onto that gun in the first place.

But personally I’d love to see anyone who wants to own an assault style weapon agree to join a militia of some sort, license it and make sure that it pays a yearly fee to cover the costs of classes and training and education, along with drills to coordinate with the local national guard. nothing fancy, just a meet and greet every 6 months or year for a day or weekend where they can do stuff out in the field.

Anyone who would feel a fear that the United States could be invaded, shouldn’t have a problem with the concept I’d think.

is ‘giving guns to a minor’ mean you can’t even let them shoot one at the firing range with parental supervision? or you can’t even go hunting with your kids? cause if it does. then I can’t agree with it. If it simply means minors can’t own guns. I’m still not comfortable with it, honestly, particularly when talking about hunting, ROTC, etc.

Mental health checks? I worry that with the stigma of mental health already bad enough, people who need help may not get it, unless we as a country start being OK with forcibly committing people to psychiatric wards (and who’s going to pay for it, cause if you really intend for it to be psychiatric care and not simply a permanent holding pen for people that society thinks *might* pose a threat, then it’s going to cost a lot of money for therapy and treatment). There’s a lot of work that needs to be done to the mental health system, and to society as a whole on the entire subject. and if meaningful help is given to people with mental illness, then that’s great. I just can’t see it ever happening, and if it does, I imagine it’d get gutted by Republicans once they regain control of the branches of Government.

Sorry about the rather meandering post. but I hope I’ve made some sort of sense and explained my concerns.