06-16-2016, 08:01 PM
(06-16-2016, 07:34 PM)Maggot Wrote: Great, give all the rich people money then give them guns. Oh wait they have body guards and contribute to Senatorial candidates in places like New York that pass out favors like easy concealed permits to friends.
That's obviously not what I suggested.
A rich person and an Average Joe would be equally required to pass an extensive background check, successfully complete a safety course, supply meaningful references, pass a psych eval... A rich person who didn't meet those qualifications could not legally purchase semi-automatics anymore than could the Average Joe who also didn't qualify.
Likewise, a rich person or an Average Joe would be equally required to pay the standard qualifications/screening administrative fee, whatever that turned out to be -- $500, $1,000, $2,000... Tax payers shouldn't be financially responsible for ensuring that people who want to buy luxury hobby items don't pose an identified risk to the safety/lives of others in so doing.