Hello... Moderate Gun Owners. Where ARE You?

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11. Sounds like the "leadership" at the NRA

is what needs to change, or maybe, common sense gun owners could start their own national organization.

I served 28.5 years in the Military. Navy, so the only time I ever carried a gun was while standing Quarterdeck Watches, or the occasional manning of the .50 Cal Gun Mount while at sea.

I support peoples right to have a gun at home for protection, hunting, etc., but also think that we should do the following:

- Background Checks and licensing for ALL purchases and Transfers (family member to family member, friend to friend) with strict penalties for violations

- Mandatory operators test for license

- Semi-Automatic, Assault Weapons ban

- Remove litigation protections from gun manufacturers and dealers

- Kevlar/Bulletproof Vest only available after extensive screening, or if your job requires

- Maximum 10 Round Magazine, and absolutely NO 100 Round Drum Magazines like the shooter in Newtown had

- Any violent offense, Domestic Violence, Simple Assault, Harassment conviction, you lose your privilege to own a gun permanently, and must petition local court for reinstatement

Those are some things that I think would help. Will we ever be able to prevent 100% of these from happening? NO!!!!, But that's not the point or the goal. The goal is that we make it much harder for mass murderers to do their deed. America really is number 1 in one area...we have the most well-equipped mass murderers in the world. That needs to change.

And to those that think you need an AR-15 with 500, 100-Round Drum Magazines with armor piercing shells, because you think you are going to have to "fight the government"...well, all I can say is, "you've obviously never seen a Marine Expeditionary Unit in action, or have seen what a drone equipped with Hellfire Missiles can do. You could have 1,000 AR-15 and a couple hundred RPGs, but you'd still be turned into pink-vapor if that MEU ever came after you.