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As a born-and-raised Kentuckian, I’ve been around guns and gun owners as long as I can remember.
Guns shouldn’t be any different. Potential gun buyers should have to prove themselves mentally sound enough to own a firearm. Each firearm a gun owner has in their possession should be registered, insured, and safely stored. Anyone trying to buy a gun who has a history of domestic abuse or other violent behavior should be prohibited from owning one. And family members should have the ability to petition the court to take firearms away from anyone they suspect could cause harm to themselves or others (also known as “red flag laws”).
Responsible gun owners by and large support basic gun regulations like these. A 2019 Johns Hopkins-Bloomberg survey found that 72 percent of gun owners support red flag laws. That same year, Ohio State University researchers found that 90 percent of gun owners supported universal background checks, 72 percent approved of mandatory waiting periods for new gun purchases, and 63 percent of gun owners were in favor of safe storage laws.
Get rid of semi-auto guns and we will still have shootings, but the death toll will be far smaller. Semi-autos are convenient but not really necessary for any legitimate purpose. The Founders did not have them when they penned the 2A.
here's your problem - the devil is in the details.
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Anyone trying to buy a gun who has a history of domestic abuse or other violent behavior should be prohibited from owning one.
what defines a "history"?
"domestic abuse"?
"other violent behavior"?
is "history" 1 time or a pattern? Within the period a charge hasn't been adjudicated, or only once found guilty?
is "domestic abuse" some pattern, or a single incident? Husband and wife get in an argument, and either one starts physical behavior, maybe both are charged, maybe the cops are called but no one gets charged. At what point does it become "domestic abuse" that disqualifies one for gun ownership?
is "violent behavior" multiple convictions, or one charge?
It's much easier to say "a conviction of a felony which involved the brandishing or discharge of a firearm" than a simple "violent behavior".
Get rid of semi-auto guns and we will still have shootings, but the death toll will be far smaller. Semi-autos are convenient but not really necessary for any legitimate purpose. The Founders did not have them when they penned the 2A.
so, instead of 15,000 gun homicides annually, we'd only have 14,900?
It shouldn't be easier for a person to get a gun than to get help for mental health issues.
Healthcare for all, including help for those with mental issues would go a long way.
people have a problem by seeking mental health care but being denied?
I know we all feel that mass killers = mentally-unstable, but that doesn't mean everyone who's mentally unstable has mass-killing tendencies. It's not "either I get mental health care, or I might buy a gun and kill a bunch of people".
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