Democratic Senator Chris Murphy to introduce universal background check law

[AverageOldGuy]

3. This will never happen, but ....

. . . I'd like to see federal laws that:
-- ban the import, manufacture and possession of certain types of weapons. Right now, federal law outlaws certain weapons -- machine guns, shoulder-fired rocket launchers and other items that clearly are weapons of war.. We need to add to that the AR-15, AK-47 and similar firearms.
-- ban ghost guns and the sale, manufacture and possession of the parts.
-- same ban for high-capacity magazines. My Weatherby and Remington rifles do just fine with 4-round magazines. If you need 20 rounds for deer hunting, you need to take up needlepoint. 10 rounds in a pistol; 5 in a pump or semi-auto shotgun.
-- establish a turn-in bounty with a deadline. Turn in your AR-15 to a designated location, receive a check for $750; ditto for other banned weapons and magazines. Establish a 3 or 4 year grace period, after which possession gets a jail sentence.

I know -- never happen, but, aim for the stars and you might land on the moon.

I'm a retired Army infantry officer with two Vietnam tours and a number of firearms -- I hunt and shoot, not as much as I did. Am now teaching my city-dwelling grandsons firearm safety, hunting safety and marksmanship when they come to visit out here in the boondocks.