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3catwoman3

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17. All of your recommendations sound fine to me.
Wed Aug 7, 2019, 09:27 PM
Aug 2019

I have read your wise words several times before.

As you note, many human activities/endeavors require a license - cutting hair, grooming dogs, running a daycare center, and selling real estate just to mention a few more.

That is the only way, of course. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #1
That's where I'm at. Joe941 Aug 2019 #3
Making all long rifles illegal. Australia did a few years back and they are OFF the streets. marble falls Aug 2019 #2
And we have as much chance of doing that as we do banning all guns. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #4
Half right Robot_Ears Aug 2019 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #122
All rifles or just semi automatic? dem4decades Aug 2019 #9
Semiautomatic handguns are nearly as dangerous exboyfil Aug 2019 #10
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #28
If that's the case, how is it there are more guns in Australia now than before Port Arthur? Marengo Aug 2019 #44
Read the entire link, did you? jimmy the one Aug 2019 #62
Think that's relevant to my point, do you? It's not, and you know that. Marengo Aug 2019 #65
population increase is entirely relevant jimmy the one Aug 2019 #72
True or False: There are more firearms in Australia now than prior to Port Arthur. Answer honestly.. Marengo Aug 2019 #75
He could(it would be yes).....he won't. AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #91
The combined weight of fire is now considerably lower VMA131Marine Aug 2019 #106
Which is irrelevant to my point. My refutation of the claim in post #2 is based solely on quantity, Marengo Aug 2019 #108
Then your point is itself irrelevant VMA131Marine Aug 2019 #111
The US is not Australia Robot_Ears Aug 2019 #117
Ugh, let's try a different approach. Post #2 stated Australia had banned ALL rifles. This is not... Marengo Aug 2019 #120
I agree, Aussies can be allowed to have guns, since they have so much less gun violence ExciteBike66 Aug 2019 #102
Posts like this make me crazy. Try researching what has happened with the rest of the world hlthe2b Aug 2019 #5
Mass shootings went down. Joe941 Aug 2019 #8
A "red flag" law might have stopped the Parkland shooter, who had The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #6
Eliminate magazine fed semiautomatic weapons exboyfil Aug 2019 #7
I'd be ok with belt fed Fla_Democrat Aug 2019 #33
We could restrict clip size TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #11
That would be key. Shooters also often make mistakes and jam their gun(s) underpants Aug 2019 #101
Limiting magazine size would be a damn good start. 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #12
Confiscate existing magazines? I say that would need to be part of it. Joe941 Aug 2019 #13
Fine by me. 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #16
Yep. Hunting federally regulated game birds you are mandated 3 shell maximum. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #19
Thanks for validating... 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #20
That's apples to oranges.....the capacity of the shotgun doesn't change... AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #92
In my 12-gauge pump shotgun, the plug is just a piece of 3/8 wood dowel. MineralMan Aug 2019 #94
Except the OP was about semi-autos.....not pumps. AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #100
The spring goes full-length and is almost magazine diameter. The plug fits inside the spring. MineralMan Aug 2019 #105
Ageed. Caliman73 Aug 2019 #121
I suspect you are using a "rod" that runs through the spring... AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #124
Transparent. nt Codeine Aug 2019 #14
+1. You got it .. obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2019 #21
It's been evident for months Codeine Aug 2019 #22
People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Aug 2019 #15
All of your recommendations sound fine to me. 3catwoman3 Aug 2019 #17
None of these licensing ideas would be "unconstitutional".... Sancho Aug 2019 #68
If a law is seen by the courts as making guns "difficult to obtain" Calista241 Aug 2019 #87
A new National Firearms Act. MicaelS Aug 2019 #18
Chris Rock's law. rownesheck Aug 2019 #23
So only the 1%-- like Chris Rock could afford guns. former9thward Aug 2019 #25
Not too many of the 1% are terrorist uponit7771 Aug 2019 #26
On the contrary: They ALL are. Straw Man Aug 2019 #46
Actually they just hire security guards. Joe941 Aug 2019 #95
If magazines for rifles and handguns were limited to 6 or 8, GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #24
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #27
How easily could larger magazines be 3D printed/CNC'd and assembled at home? Sapient Donkey Aug 2019 #52
There will always be lots of them floating around. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #73
Very easily, the files already exist Amishman Aug 2019 #80
And that little 9 year girl who was murdered in the Tucson massacre would still be alive aeromanKC Aug 2019 #53
The law that bans guns. The law that orders them melted. Stinky The Clown Aug 2019 #29
It should work as well customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #40
What's your idea? Stinky The Clown Aug 2019 #42
It doesn't matter customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #43
Flame bait. stopbush Aug 2019 #30
Standard operating procedure Codeine Aug 2019 #32
Oh Nonsense! RobinA Aug 2019 #74
You are not the poster to whom I am alluding. Codeine Aug 2019 #85
why bother? Joe941 Aug 2019 #90
You'd be better positioned to answer that than I. nt Codeine Aug 2019 #97
Given how often we're seeing these crimes committed by young people, I think a Fed Ban on mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #31
You've got a point there customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #41
90% reduction in # of mass shootings if the law said... at140 Aug 2019 #34
The "assault weapon ban" seemed to help, BG checks for all transfers would help some, Hoyt Aug 2019 #35
Many of the laws that other posters have already shared ConnorMarc Aug 2019 #36
I am really sick and tired of that f**king sorry ass excuse how it would not have stopped anything still_one Aug 2019 #37
What exactly is a "so-called assault" weapon? Ligyron Aug 2019 #47
Really !? This tired terminology deflection ?! uponit7771 Aug 2019 #48
It seems undemocratic to me. Ligyron Aug 2019 #49
Require gun manufacturers to obtain a federal Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #60
That's already law..from a big 1 like Remington... AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #82
This is a poorly framed question. Laws alone don't stop crimes. Yavin4 Aug 2019 #38
Yup. If we had a law that everybody would obey, it would be this... Lucid Dreamer Aug 2019 #50
Take away the guns. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #39
Make it a felony for anyone with testicles to own or handle guns. hunter Aug 2019 #45
With over 300 million gazzillion bazillion guns in America aeromanKC Aug 2019 #51
The one they passed in Australia that's stopped all the major mass shooting since 1996. meadowlander Aug 2019 #54
USA law can't stop mass shootings, but new laws can reduce the severity of mass shootings. NeoKryten Aug 2019 #55
I posted this the other day, letting the assault weapons ban expire was the worst mistake! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #56
Welcome to DU Clash City Rocker Aug 2019 #67
We can ban assault rifles radical noodle Aug 2019 #79
welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2019 #123
A law banning press coverage, requires amending constitution Cicada Aug 2019 #57
So keep gun rights; remove freedom of speech? Iris Aug 2019 #58
So scrap the 1st amendment instead of the2bd. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #61
I support the first amendment and would repeal the second amendment Cicada Aug 2019 #69
It seems much of DU takes a dim view Codeine Aug 2019 #66
I love the first amendment. But a tiny change is ok. Cicada Aug 2019 #70
Also ban hate speech - free speech should not support hate. Joe941 Aug 2019 #78
Completely transparent. nt Codeine Aug 2019 #83
They have tighter MFM008 Aug 2019 #59
Low capacity mags sunflowerseed Aug 2019 #63
There's no magic bullet and guns will never be banned in this country. Vinca Aug 2019 #64
Oh, how about... 3c273a Aug 2019 #71
The only way to significantly reduce gun violence is to substantially reduce the number jmg257 Aug 2019 #76
Red flag laws would have stopped some. lark Aug 2019 #77
Confiscate the guns of all domestic abusers. CrispyQ Aug 2019 #81
I bet that is a good indicator. Joe941 Aug 2019 #89
It's crazy that men who beat their wives are allowed guns. CrispyQ Aug 2019 #99
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. theophilus Aug 2019 #84
It's impossible to say which specific shootings would be prevented Bradical79 Aug 2019 #86
How Average, Joe. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #88
That would be the law. A ban on AR-15 and AK-47 type rifles. MineralMan Aug 2019 #93
Bill Clinton's Assault Weapons Ban would be a good place to start Hekate Aug 2019 #96
Bill's AWB would leave the 20million AWs out there alone, and would allow for millions more jmg257 Aug 2019 #109
"Good place to start" is what I said. But AWB sunsetted & everything got worse. Hekate Aug 2019 #112
Yes because time passed. I think if we are gonna start, it should be something truly effective. jmg257 Aug 2019 #113
6th month waiting period for MSSAs under 30 years of age. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #98
Mass shootings can be drastically curbed by banning semiautomatic democratisphere Aug 2019 #103
Our inability to regulate firearms shows our culture values them over human life DBoon Aug 2019 #104
we have a precedent qazplm135 Aug 2019 #107
Certain increase since, not much difference during... jmg257 Aug 2019 #110
We clearly qazplm135 Aug 2019 #116
No worries - certainly a huge increase since. Per jmg257 Aug 2019 #119
more data qazplm135 Aug 2019 #118
I can't think of any specific law that would have stopped 5 of the last 10 mass shootings. Captain Stern Aug 2019 #115
People focus too much on mass shootings inwiththenew Aug 2019 #125
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