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I'm getting frustrated with everyone trying to take away guns and using shootings as an excuse to do so. If we take away guns from the law-abiding citizens, what's to stop the people with bad intentions to get guns by illegal means?
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I've always kind of semi-agreed on this point.
I will say this - I feel like there would be less crimes of passion among ordinary folks, less chance of a bad day or bad temper ending in disaster...though I'm sure these are somewhat minimal cases.
I'd say most street level burglars/robbers would be less inclined towards bringing a gun as their weapon of choice - while there would be access to the firearms, if where I live is anything to go by, when they're outlawed they become quite a bit more expensive (not information from first hand experience here).
I think that the best was to address the overall issue would be to kind of means-test to get a permit. Avoid mental illness, periodic testing for those that are prone to it. Veto anyone that's been involved with violent or gang crime...and maybe above all, make it so ordinary people can't go and by automatic weapons, or those that would enable them to mow down a crowd of people, as what's happened here.
Maybe if a person wants a gun for actual protection - Ok, they can get a pistol of some sort?
A licensed hunter can check out a hunting rifle as needed.
Though I do get behind the ordinary citizen having the *same* access.
That kind of thing, not an "end to" but an alteration of the second amendment that would, minimise likelihood of an event, and minimise inflicted damage if such a thing happened.
Just my take - I know I speak from a somewhat outside perspective.