Rocketmedic
Member
So, over the last two years, I have found my faith and belief in the 2A badly shaken by the depressing and continuous string of mass shootings. I've heard the calls for mental health screening (which would disqualify hundreds of thousands of Americans on the basis of medical conditions from 2A rights and would likely be opposed stringently by the gun-rights lobby), and to be honest, I do not believe that any reasonable alternative to gun control exists. Sure, almost all of us are safe, law-abiding citizens, but I cannot help but believe that the permissiveness of our current gun laws and the availability of firearms (specifically, assault weapons, and please don't give me the crap about full-auto vs semi, because there is essentially no difference in terms of use) enables mass shooters to an unreasonable extent.
I really don't think we need semiautomatic weapons, so here's my idea: a voluntary exchange of semiautomatic weapons for a bolt-action or other manual-action longarm or revolver plus the weapon's MSRP in cash, the addition of all semiautos to the NFA list (and the reopening of the registry and an increase in the tax stamp to a more reasonable number like 5k), universally-recognized concealed carry on a shall-issue basis marked via a DL endorsement, mandatory gun-safety training in schools, and a standardized system for removing weapons from people reported to be a danger that would require the state to provide an independent and unbiased psychiatric examination with a fine of $1000 per gun per day that they are confinscated in the event the seizure is unwarranted.
I really don't think we need semiautomatic weapons, so here's my idea: a voluntary exchange of semiautomatic weapons for a bolt-action or other manual-action longarm or revolver plus the weapon's MSRP in cash, the addition of all semiautos to the NFA list (and the reopening of the registry and an increase in the tax stamp to a more reasonable number like 5k), universally-recognized concealed carry on a shall-issue basis marked via a DL endorsement, mandatory gun-safety training in schools, and a standardized system for removing weapons from people reported to be a danger that would require the state to provide an independent and unbiased psychiatric examination with a fine of $1000 per gun per day that they are confinscated in the event the seizure is unwarranted.