re: #298 Backwoods_Sleuth

1st take away: I thought he was already dead
2nd take away: I don’t agree with repealing the 2nd, I’d just prefer some laws and a new set of court rulings that put reasonable new restrictions on what can be owned and put the responsible back into responsible gun ownership.

Taking the NRA at their word, we are all (or at least all gun owners) apparently part of the ‘militia’. In the Northeast, prior to the Revolutionary War, that meant you had to haul your butt and firearm(s) out to the town square several times a year and drill. Due to social pressures and other factors of the time, this was really not optional. When I argue with the gun nuts in my family, it’s usually on the basis of replicating this situation in the modern country.
1. People need to regularly demonstrate that they know how to use all of their weapons properly and responsibly to their communities.
2. Collectively, we need to know what weapon everyone has
3. The weapons people have should be limited to what they can carry and drill with. Exceptions can be made for actual collectors.
4. Individuals need to be held responsible for the damage caused by their weapons. If your weapon gets stolen or sold, you haven’t reported that fact, and it’s used, you need to be held accountable.

In my snark imagination, this takes the form of gun owners actually having to report with all their weapons at least annually. The weapons then get reviewed verses what’s in the database. If there’s new weapons or missing weapons, they’re in deep shit. If they don’t report with the weapons and they get caught with them, they’re in even deeper shit. They then have to demonstrate they can properly handle these weapons to exceedingly anal instructors. If they can’t, the weapon gets seized until they can demonstrate proficiency. Finally, they have to march 10 miles with every weapon they own strapped to them. If they can’t, they get seized until they can. As an option, the owners can also permanently relinquish control of part of their arsenals and perform the march with the remainder.