You want some common-sense gun control? Here you go.

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20. Are there any penalties involved for failure to follow the rules?

Maybe renew every year....a lot of things can happen in a year. I like the ballistics test BEFORE purchase. Alot.

Maybe a huge fine for commiting fraud per the "doctor note" thing... Maybe that should be tighter. Remember VA Tech? THat guy had been to doctors, yet his family sent him to VA Tech. to get rid of him.
Many families try to protect their relative who is mentally ill and it goes undiagnosed for years because the family is ashamed/afraid of the person. They need to identify mentally ill persons BEFORE they shoot someone.
The FBI already has profilers who do a great job identifying possible perps... could we train more and put them to work?
I like the idea of carefully monitoring ammo sales. Why would anyone need to buy huge amounts of ammo for "home protection"? What do you consider reasonable here? I like the comparison to the Sudafed and fertilizer. The FBI showed up at a friend's house because someone in the house tried to buy a 50 gallon drum of phosphorus. That person was/is a schizophrenic. They were pretty fast with their response, because that amount could have blown up half their town.