mikey2much
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We agree on a lot but there are a few points
I wish that I could help you feel safe but I don't see this list of things coming true.
You (and plenty of others) think that gun control is not an issue because mental health is an issue. They are both issues, and they both need to be addressed. Just because I'm not on my mental health soapbox, doesn't mean I don't care. Right now I'm on my gun soapbox.
"No more than one bullet per trigger pull"
This is what we have now. this is the definition of semiautomatic, full automatic is being able to hold the trigger and the gun will keep firing. This is a point that the gun lovers keep trying to make, just because a gun looks like a machine gun doesn't make it one, any more then a racing stripe painted on your car will not make it a race car.
"No more than one gun per person, unless you need guns for your job"
This is not a reasonable demand any more than me telling you to get rid of all your shoes but one pair. Some shoes are right for some places while others are meant for others. You wouldn't wear the same shoes to the beach as you would to an evening out would you? You can't expect people to shoot squirrels with the same gun they would kill a deer with or want to keep in the bedside table.
"No concealed carry unless it is part of your job description"
I don't have a gun now but when I did I was traveling through several states and the permit that I had gotten in Alabama was not valid in any other state but I did carry a gun and it saved me once in all those years. If I had followed the law I would have at the very least been robbed.
"mandatory safety and usage lessons with every purchase. Written tests to make sure you retained the information every four years, retake the lessons if you fail the tests."
This would allow the law to harass you to the point that sooner or later they would have your guns.
"All gun owners registered by the police."
Most of the people who hoard guns are doing so thinking that the government is the ones they will need to use them against. If they have you on a list, then you will lose them. I wouldn't have a gun if I had to tell the law that I had it.
"Limited ammo per purchase"
Since a gun is useless without ammo, this is as bad as gun control. The gun lovers will never allow this.
That is what I want. That is what would make me feel safe.
I wish that I could help you feel safe but I don't see this list of things coming true.