Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
I'm sure it will come as no surprise to all here that I am a gun owner. I'm also very pro-gun but don't construe that to mean that I am against new gun laws.
The problem is that any law only works if people will follow it. Most people voluntarily follow most laws. Some people follow most laws but disobey others (speeding, for example). Then there are some people who routinely disobey whatever laws they disagree with, and therein lies the problem with passing new gun laws.
It is already against the law to shoot another person in all but very limited situations (self defense or the defense of another).
So I'm going to pick your collective brains to see if you can come up with common sense gun laws that could be applied across the board and that have severe enough penalties to persuade most people to follow them.
I'll start with one. Make the purchase of semiauto rifles illegal to people under 21 years old.
Your ideas?
The problem is that any law only works if people will follow it. Most people voluntarily follow most laws. Some people follow most laws but disobey others (speeding, for example). Then there are some people who routinely disobey whatever laws they disagree with, and therein lies the problem with passing new gun laws.
It is already against the law to shoot another person in all but very limited situations (self defense or the defense of another).
So I'm going to pick your collective brains to see if you can come up with common sense gun laws that could be applied across the board and that have severe enough penalties to persuade most people to follow them.
I'll start with one. Make the purchase of semiauto rifles illegal to people under 21 years old.
Your ideas?