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10. Let's start with registration, insurance, background checks and psyche screenings

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 11:01 AM

Oct 2015

This should begin immediately will all new gun purchases

As for the huge backlog of existing guns in the country, legislation should be passed that all gun owners register their guns and get insurance or sell or surrender them for a tax credit.

After a reasonable grace period, if anyone is subsequently caught in possession of an unregistered/uninsured weapon, there will be substantial legal consequences.

This is a workable, reasonable solution that could actually increase revenue for strapped local/state governments and provide some jobs.

And we could go even further: Ban handguns and assault rifles altogether as they are designed for nothing but to SHOOT PEOPLE. Shotguns and rifles would suffice for home protection and pellet guns can be used for target shooting enthusiasts. There is a precedent, Australia did something similar in the '90s and their mass killings stopped.

Let's get it done, America. We are better than this.

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�No Way To Prevent This,� Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens [View all] IDemo Oct 2015 OP

It may be the Onion.... daleanime Oct 2015 #1

Much of satire isn't meant to be funny, but to make a statement IDemo Oct 2015 #2

What did I here from a Co-worker yesterday? Punx Oct 2015 #3

"People kill people, but the gun sure helps, doesn't it?" - Eddie Izzard HughBeaumont Oct 2015 #4

I agree Punx Oct 2015 #7

The ONLY thing a gun is designed to do is kill. ananda Oct 2015 #8

"Guns don't kill people." Zoonart Oct 2015 #5

Our owners won't be happy until we're as miserable as the average Russian. valerief Oct 2015 #6

We need Google Guns!! snort Oct 2015 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #9

Let's start with registration, insurance, background checks and psyche screenings brush Oct 2015 #10

Excellent post. Octafish Oct 2015 #14

Australia never had a problem with mass killings. JohnnyRingo Oct 2015 #25

IMFO: Mass killings are a sign of alienation in a time where might makes right. Octafish Oct 2015 #29

I support this, but I think the psych screenings should be regular to own guns. Deadshot Oct 2015 #16

Agreed. Reoccuring testing strengthens it even more. brush Oct 2015 #20

Currently, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #18

In other countries we call the perpetrators "ISIS" and Taliban Bad Thoughts Oct 2015 #12

Now we are being compared with ISIS awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #31

The Onion always posts this after an event like this. iandhr Oct 2015 #13

That is basically what Trump said countingbluecars Oct 2015 #15

As Michael Moore put it years ago... JohnnyRingo Oct 2015 #17

That's funny. This Onion article was written yesterday and Donald Trump said basically the same Deadshot Oct 2015 #19

They did not write it yesterday. Glassunion Oct 2015 #22

Ah. Deadshot Oct 2015 #23

Sadly, they just hange the date and the photo... Glassunion Oct 2015 #28

The sad thing is that the Onion has posted this several times. They actually copy and paste it Glassunion Oct 2015 #21

we have become the nation of NO olddots Oct 2015 #24

I thought the Onion was supposed to do satire. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #26

A large percentage of Onion and Borowitz articles speak straight to the truth IDemo Oct 2015 #27

America is the Can't Do It Country Dems to Win Oct 2015 #30