What is reasonable gun control?

[Remmah2]

The answer seems to be a moving target. It always starts as one thing then escalates into a hydra. If an existing issue is already covered by an existing law then why the duplicity? What about laws for theoretical crimes that have never been committed? What about laws for crimes that are technically impossible? What about repealing laws that have not had any demonstrated effect?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. There are several key issues

"Need" (no one needs AR-15...)
Must issue concealed carry
Private ownership of handguns
Mandatory registrations/licensing

Handle those and the rest of the issues fall into place fairly easily

[Missycim]

2. Reasonable to gun controllers is whatever the deem it to be.

And if you don't agree you are a shill for the NRA,rethugs and kitten killers.

[ileus]

4. OH no's...not kitteh killers!

[Missycim]

6. Just hope they aren't toting

[ileus]

3. The only reasonable control is a total ban...all others will fail

as long as you have HUMANS as the primary interface for firearms.


While the modern firearm is infallible, the being in control is a crap shoot at best.

[MercutioATC]

17. Just how do you propose to accomplish that?

Even if every single legal gun owner surrendered their firearms (and they wouldn't), do you really expect criminals to turn in theirs?

[ileus]

18. We're not worried about criminals, only legal gun owners.

Criminals eventually get caught.....

It's those sneaky "honest" owners that we need control over.

[rrneck]

5. Reasonable gun control is a matter of faith.

It fulfills an ideological need often as not divorced from actual utility or practicality.

[Bonhomme Richard]

7. My point of view, better mental heath care is the answer.

The big problems associated with gun ownership are only symptoms of a much larger problem.

[GreenStormCloud]

8. To a gun-controller it is always, "Just one more law." N/T

[Eleanors38]

9. "reasonable" means discussion of prohibitions...

No mentions of crime rates, murder rates, recidivism, or any serious definitions of social problems worthy of the central govs attn or resources. It is still a discussion of prohibition in an echo chamber of elites.

[Atypical Liberal]

10. You cannot define "reasonable" until you agree on what the intent of the second amendment is.

It is impossible to define what "reasonable gun control" is without first agreeing on what the intent of the second amendment is.

If the intent of the second amendment is to keep military-grade small arms in the hands of civilians so that they can function as infantry in an emergency, then any "reasonable" gun control must not defeat that intent.

If the intent of the second amendment is duck hunting, then reasonable gun control would restrict any guns not appropriate for duck hunting.

If the second amendment was only about smoothbore muskets, then it would be reasonable to restrict ownership of any other kind of firearm.

If the intent of the second amendment is only self-defense inside the home, then it would be reasonable to restrict ownership of concealable weapons.

You have to agree on what the second amendment means before you can talk about "reasonable" gun control.

[rDigital]

11. Whatever the hoplophobe's bleating demands are. nt

[ileus]

16. The delicate flowers will never stop in their quest for a ban.

[Remmah2]

22. Delicate flowers?

Some of those delicate flowers are inclusive of Tulip plantings.

[Bonhomme Richard]

12. If everyone were reasonable there would be no need for guns.

Except for hunting or target shooting.

[trouble.smith]

13. using a solid weaver grip instead of the old one handed technique

unless you have to shoot someone at your six o'clock position.

[4th law of robotics]

15. If it can be based on demonstrable long term good

without significantly harming our basic rights then it is reasonable.

Too often though it's based on "well that ought to make things better" or "it stands to reason" or some other such nonsense.

[former-republican]

19. There's no middle ground

I use to think there was but I don't anymore.

The anti gun grabbers will stop at nothing less than complete confiscation.

[rDigital]

20. Correct....and we have a winner. Give this man a Popsicle and a glass of milk. nt

[Eleanors38]

21. Prohibition is the most addictive political strategy. Nt