Republicans should engage Dems on this issue and come up with a compromise that makes sides a little unhappy.
I’m so tired of the argument over guns that I think I’m finally fine with one posters suggestion to take every single gun away and make every single gun illegal. If the following occurs beforehand…….
On the extreme compromise end..
1) laws are changed to make any future crime involving a gun, a mandatory life sentence. Any criminal death involving a gun, a mandatory death sentence. Any illegal selling of guns is a mandatory life sentence. If law abiding citizens need to learn to live a life without guns, criminals need to learn to deal with extreme consequences of having them.
middle of the road compromises.
1) Make AR 15’s illegal and Gov buys back the gun for double the Average Retail Price. 9 month program to comply and then it’s a mandatory 10 yr jail term for possession of one. 9 months is more than enough time to think about it.
2) limit the ammo component.
3) Safety course for any owner prior to ownership. Should include safe storage.
4) I have no problem with a gun registry.
5) Dems give up and allow much harsher prison sentences for any gun crime. Much much harsher prison sentences for crimes like aggravated burglary, and assault. If people are gonna give up some safety then make the criminals feel more pain when they get caught.
6) gun theft should be a very hefty prison sentence, and unauthorized selling of guns should come with a very hefty prison sentence.
7) since we are are targeting the number one killer of children and young adults, let’s go ahead and target the number 2 killer of young adults and make selling (not taking) illegal drugs like Oxy, Meth, cocaine (not talking about weed) etc… back to harsh mandatory minimums for distribution. If we aren’t serious about getting these killers off the street then don’t talk to me about guns.
if your gonna play stupid with guns, then suffer the consequences. At the same time if your gonna play stupid with selling drugs then suffer the consequences.