Gun Control

[Xiahou]

I've just sent this to my Representative. I wrote it when I got home. What do you think? I think it will go a long way to reduce gun crime rates over the next 10 years AND help avoid many mass-shootings. It would also expand the rights of sane, law abiding citizens, with other sane, law abiding citizens living in their home to own the type of guns that it is their civic duty to own and protect.

Gun ownership has is way up in the last 20 years and violent crime has gone way down. One could reasonably argue that there is no gun problem that needs addressed by new legislation.

How about a baby step before the big leap forward that you're suggesting? Cut down on straw purchases and gun smuggling by limiting gun purchases per month. Just to throw out a number... let's say 6 guns a month. Unless you're equipping a militia, that should suffice. No more buying 30 pistols a week and driving them to the Mexican border.

What would this do to address scenarios like the Sandy Hook massacre? Nothing. No reasonable laws would.