Actually, Bruce4671, there are NO PROPOSALS — zero — to actually take guns away from responsible, lawful owners or prevent them from acquiring weapons. I believe in reasonable rules of the road, but I’m not trying to take away everyone’s automobiles. The only proposals actually out there are pretty simple: 1. Universal background checks for ALL sales, including closing the gun show loopholes and Internet sales, so shady, fly-by-night sellers are not given an unfair competitive advantage over real entrepreneurs who invest in real, brick-and-mortar retail stores. This is something that does not prevent law-abiding citizens from obtaining or owning guns, but helps weed out the criminals and the crazies. Even Wayne LaPierre endorsed this back when he was younger and less irrational, as in this 1999 congressional testimony. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-oqfPojhec 2. Restrictions on ammunition feeders to limit the number of bullets that can be fired at one time, which does not impede reasonable sporting use or self defense. 3. Restrictions on certain semi-automatic and assault-style weapons that have no valid use in sporting activities or self defense and are only necessary for killing lots of people quickly. No one needs these except the military and law enforcement while on duty.
Actually, Bruce4671, there are NO PROPOSALS — zero — to actually take guns away from responsible, lawful owners or prevent them from acquiring weapons. I believe in reasonable rules of the road, but I’m not trying to take away everyone’s automobiles. The only proposals actually out there are pretty simple: 1. Universal background checks for ALL sales, including closing the gun show loopholes and Internet sales, so shady, fly-by-night sellers are not given an unfair competitive advantage over real entrepreneurs who invest in real, brick-and-mortar retail stores. This is something that does not prevent law-abiding citizens from obtaining or owning guns, but helps weed out the criminals and the crazies. Even Wayne LaPierre endorsed this back when he was younger and less irrational, as in this 1999 congressional testimony. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-oqfPojhec 2. Restrictions on ammunition feeders to limit the number of bullets that can be fired at one time, which does not impede reasonable sporting use or self defense. 3. Restrictions on certain semi-automatic and assault-style weapons that have no valid use in sporting activities or self defense and are only necessary for killing lots of people quickly. No one needs these except the military and law enforcement while on duty.