General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: I'm all for a total ban on semi-automatic guns [View all]> You would have to compensate people if you take their guns; fair market price for them. That would probably average $1,000 per gun. Maybe more. It would be a sizeable chunk of change, hundred of billions of dollars.
That's why Delicate Flowers are even mouthing this idea; the sheer price would doom the idea, and we'd be back to - gasp - no new gun control.
Instead, utilize my (and many others) idea of mandatory liability insurance that covers lawsuits & damage from use (both legal & illegal) of the Precious. My rough calcs showed it would cost about $1,000 per gun per year.
So if need your Precious, pay for the real societal costs of it. Personal Responsibility & all that stuff.
Don't worry, I've already got the answer (actually several answers) for the Flowers who will whine about this making Preciouses out of the reach of poor people.