Common sense?
No firearms for violent felons or the mentally unfit.
I think 18 is still a pretty fair age for purchase, but for rifles AND handguns IMO.
Beyond that, I don't really see what else is necessary. All other laws and restrictions are attempts to curtail the actions of criminals by criminalizing criminality.
above by: merlinfire
I am in somewhat agreement. Get rid of all the laws, FFL, NICS, NFA, different states having different laws, restricting silencers, restricting machine guns.
If you haven't been convicted of a violent felony, and/or are not mentally unstable; you should be able to buy what you want, where you want, when you want.
Also, in a sense it may be a left or right issue but it isn't that clear cut and dried.
The two big ones that come first to mind.
President Reagan is responsible for The Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986, which expanded the Gun Control Act of 1968, and is the central issue concerning automatic firearms, machineguns, today.
President George Bush senior also passed an executive order limiting imports of foreign made semi-auto rifles and semi-auto carbines.
President Clinton signed the Brady Bill.
So, each party, Republican and Democrat has played their part in passing these asinine laws.
So, instead of bickering back and forth about which party did what, or is responsible for what; instead, demand from whomever is running for political office to let you know what their position is on "Common Sense Gun Control" and let them know, if they are going to continue with these harebrained schemes they won't be getting votes.
And, I also agree with Wayne La Pierre on this:
http://www.nraila.org/pdfs/obamaletter314.pdf
More time could be spent on the real issues and causes of violence.