Where and how to begin to control these assault weapons being sold in USA?
There are approximately eight million AR-15 types of assault weapons in the USA. Is it possible to prevent another mass shooting from occurring again in the USA with these type weapons?
If so, where and how to begin such a massive control process is the subject of this post.
Questions and Answers
Why zero in on assault weapons and not other types or gun models?
Because of the past deadly events this year that demonstrated the suitability of high numbers of carnage of hundreds of innocent victims.
What about the other guns in existence which have resulted in over 11,000 homicides deaths in 2016 in the USA?
Frankly, I do not know what can be realistically and practically done because of the estimated 300 million guns now in existence in the USA. Perhaps by requiring liability insurance and more strict penalties. gun carnage may lessen over time.
What to Do Starting Now?
Begin by requiring all new sales of any gun for the purchaser to show proof of liability insurance from a private insurer before they may be sold. Private insurer would be more prudent with better common sense than many Government politicians who allow anyone to purchase off the shelf in minutes an assault rifle rather than subject a buyer to have a thorough background check made at the buyers expense before granting a policy.
Then require all States to enact private insurance for all gun owners or be liable for medical and related costs for victims rather than the Federal Government heath programs to pay the victims medical and related costs which currently totals close to one billion dollars a year.
Keep in mind an insurer must pay damages to victims from a limited business accounts instead of what the Government now pays from taxpayers.
Second Amendment to the Constitutional Rights?
If interested, read a Forbes article in the Source Links below, which explains why insurance requirements n gun purchases would not violate any existing gun ownership rights.
Banning assault weapons under the Brady Act worked to reduce homicides with the use of these typed of weapons in the past until Congress failed to reinstate the Act after ten years.
King Solomon
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. (Proverb 22:3)
In My Opinion
With the huge number of people with mental problems in the USA, estimated at twenty percent, we need to make prudent common-sense decisions to hopefully reduce the carnage of innocent victims
The consequences and high risk of continued carnage capable on innocent victims if not only folly, it is madness and folly
To continue to allow this problem swing like a hinge back and forth in Congress each time the wind blows in another tragedy and witness politicians continue to turn over and over without ever doing anything is preposterous. (contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.)
Regards and goodwill blogging.
Source Links
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2013/02/21/the-myth-of-gun-liability-insurance/#62375ad21028
http://time.com/5011599/gun-deaths-rate-america-cdc-data/
https://rudymartinka.com/2018/02/18/king-solomon-ar-15-rifle-an-american-hinge/
https://rudymartinka.com/2018/02/20/king-solomon-gun-payers/
You raise a good point. Gun legislation is being raised because of the country’s mental health issues. The flower of this problem doesnt die until we deal with the root.
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One step at a time is the only recourse to attempt to control the carnage. Why make it so easy for a mental or terrorist to procure weapons off the shelf to kill us does not make any sense to me.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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That I do agree with. I’m just saying no one kills a dandelion by plucking the head of the dandelion off. For the carnage to stop we have to have real dialogue about why so much of our culture is focused on death rather than life.
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I favor repeal of the second amendment. It was added to the Bill of Rights to allow slave owners to manage their slaves. The Constitution no longer permits slavery and the second amendment is no longer needed. It should be repealed and guns regulated by statute.
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Thank you for your interest and comment.
I respectfully disagree with your opinion to repeal the Second amendment because it was originally intended to prevent despots having weapons to take control of our nation..
Just imagine any nation who would invade the USA which has 300, million guns in the hands of private citizens to defend themselves from loss of their liberty.
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What is needed is wise control measures to prevent a home or nation from invading us and making us their slaves., in my opinion.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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A well armed militia to repel invasion was part of the reason for the second amendment originally. That was before the US spent so much to create the world’s strongest military. No invader could invade the US now, thus making a well armed citizenry unnecessary.
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Logical argument, i agree. Sadly history records a despot who purposely planned and successfully used your argument and propaganda to disarmed the people in his nation with the same argument.
Hitler.
If you think it can’t happen again, I would not make that assumption based on history of past
history of governments and even current nations in the middle east.
One thing history teaches us, it keeps repeating every new generation.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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Killing people is already illegal, it should, however, be more difficult to get these than a normal defensive firearm imho
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