02-16-2018, 05:23 PM
There still needs to be vast improvement in the following areas in order to limit the number of massing shooting attempts in the first place:
1. Raise the age for buying guns (all guns of all types) to 21 nationwide. It's stupid that an 18-year-old can legally purchase an AR-15 rifle, but can't buy a pistol until he/she is 21-years-old.
2. Establish an oversight commission and put stiff penalties in place for any government agencies that fail to follow-up on leads or provide the Fed/NICS with mandated gun-disqualifying information (dishonorable discharges, domestic violence reports, violent mental health issues...).
3. Put a 30-day waiting period into effect for new gun purchases. Or, at the very least, change the current regulation allowing sellers to hand over guns if the FBI doesn't complete the background check in 3 business days -- no background clearance, no transfer of the firearm.
4. Ban bump stocks and limit magazine capacity to 10 bullets.
There's more that can be done aside from enhanced security and the ideas noted above. But, not a damn thing is going to be done if voters don't push for it and hold their elected congresspersons' feet to the fire.
If conservative politicians were willing to give up the NRA's support/voter-base of their own volition for the good of public safety, they would have done it a long time ago.
1. Raise the age for buying guns (all guns of all types) to 21 nationwide. It's stupid that an 18-year-old can legally purchase an AR-15 rifle, but can't buy a pistol until he/she is 21-years-old.
2. Establish an oversight commission and put stiff penalties in place for any government agencies that fail to follow-up on leads or provide the Fed/NICS with mandated gun-disqualifying information (dishonorable discharges, domestic violence reports, violent mental health issues...).
3. Put a 30-day waiting period into effect for new gun purchases. Or, at the very least, change the current regulation allowing sellers to hand over guns if the FBI doesn't complete the background check in 3 business days -- no background clearance, no transfer of the firearm.
4. Ban bump stocks and limit magazine capacity to 10 bullets.
There's more that can be done aside from enhanced security and the ideas noted above. But, not a damn thing is going to be done if voters don't push for it and hold their elected congresspersons' feet to the fire.
If conservative politicians were willing to give up the NRA's support/voter-base of their own volition for the good of public safety, they would have done it a long time ago.