sc94597 said:
I think this is how things should go.
-- Restrict military grade weapons to people who join a militia: either the official (state regulated one - National guard) or an unofficial militia.
-- Make sure the common population has access to basic weapons without joining an organized militia: handguns, basic rifles, etc.
This will do two things. Limit the number of weapons out there under irresponsible ownership, and encourage responsible owners to join militias, which is a good thing and is promoted by our constitution.
Not only would this decrease the chances of a lunatic accessing weapons, but it will reinstate the proper respect for human lives and weapon use that our nations (as in its definition of peoples - U.S is not a nation-state) once had.
This would be smart legislation that works, and it would transition the U.S into something a bit more like Switzerland.
The only reason why nobody would push for this is because liberals want to ban guns entirely and neo-conservatives want to centralize the military power within the standing military. The paleo-conservatives, known as the tea party, would be a minority in this battle. So the next best thing is to keep things how they are until the dust settles and proper judgement can be made without extreme emotions influencing decisions.
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I have no idea if something like this is at all feasible in the US but at least it sounds reasonable and is in the flavour of what I was alluding to in my post.
