All assault weapons should be banned

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16. Banning things doesn't work well

Look at the war on drugs. Look what happened during prohibition. Banning guns creates a demand that will be filled by organized crime.

We need to regulate them. We need to tax them. They need to be registered, like cars. And when they change ownership, they need to be re-registered. And owners need to be licensed. And maybe insured.

You still won't get all the guns accounted for. But I think you make it harder for someone who is momentarily angry or maybe mentally ill from getting one.

For the record, I don't think people need military assault weapons. I'm not even sure people need handguns. If I felt compelled to arm myself against in home invaders, I would have a shotgun.

But there are just too many guns out there to even have the discussion about bans.