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Here is a list of some gun controls - spelled out. Read closely. Ask your favorite not committed to keeping our rights person what they think. Ask your favorite liberal (but I expect you'll already know)
What if there were serious gun controls?
David Kopel - Lawyer
What if there were serious gun controls?
David Kopel - Lawyer
- For people convicted of domestic violence, even a misdemeanor, how about a lifetime prohibition on firearms possession?
- Further, a government license should be required for anyone who wants to manufacture, import, or sell firearms. The license should be mandatory not only for formal businesses, but also for individuals who make repetitive transactions for the purpose of profit
- Manufacturers, importers, and dealers who are granted a federal license should have to keep meticulous records of every transaction. Their records and inventory should be subject to warrantless, random inspections by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
- Before a gun store can sell a firearm to an ordinary citizen, the citizen should have to get government approval
- The purchaser should be required to answer dozens of questions certifying her background information. It is important that the government know the purchaser's race, and whether or not she is Hispanic
- Any customer who purchases two or more handguns in a week should be automatically flagged and reported to the federal government and to local law enforcement.
- Every handgun manufacturer should require handgun buyers to purchase a safe storage device for every handgun.
- Felons should be forever prohibited from owning guns. They should never be allowed to hold a gun in their hands for even a few seconds. The lifetime prohibition should include non-violent felons
- A lifetime prohibition should also apply to anyone who has ever been committed to a mental institution
- Patients prescribed medical marijuana should be banned, even in states where such use is legal. In fact, all medical marijuana cardholders should be automatically banned, regardless of whether they are current users.
- Only persons over 21 should be able to purchase a handgun at a gun store.
- Assault rifles must be virtually banned.
- Any of the older assault rifles in citizen hands should be registered with the government. If someone wants to acquire one, both the buyer and seller should have to file an application with the ATF.
- The above is just the minimum baseline for federal laws. States should be allowed to enact must more restrictive additional laws.