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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court says N.Y. gun law is too restrictive, violates right to carry guns outside home [View all]SpankMe
(2,957 posts)...I predict that one of the biggest consequences will be kids and teens getting their hands on the adults' guns lying around and killing other people. Now that everyone can take a gun out with them just like a purse or wallet, loaded guns will be hanging on the coat rack or sitting on the counter because who wants to deal with opening a locked gun safe each time they need to go to the store for Oreos?
The relaxation of gun restrictions since Trump has lead to the highest number of gun deaths in a year in US history - over 45,000 in 2020. Source. This will get worse.
States and citizens must respond with as much gusto as possible - even the ridiculous:
Require licensing to own a gun (just like a drivers license)
Require training for each gun type you own (just like there are different training and licensing requirements for operators of cars vs. motorcycles vs. semi trucks)
Require registration of each weapon by serial number
Make holstering a requirement and make brandishing a felony (the gun must remain holstered in the absence of a real threat)
Increase penalty for use of guns used in non life threatening situations (i.e., use of gun in road rage incidents gets $100k fine plus prison time)
Add to the list of people who have "standing" to sue for certain uses of a gun (i.e., give everyone the right to sue when a gun is used for anything other than imminent danger to life - just like the Texas abortion law)
Allow people to sue gun manufacturers for the mayhem their products create.
Limit and control the purchase of ammunition to include a tax of $10 for every bullet purchased. (Federal and state taxes together for cigarettes can add up to over $5 per pack in many states. This has resulted in a decrease in smoking. You can have all the guns you want, but you gotta be real economical with your ammo.)
Publicly shame and stigmatize open-carriers as outcasts; treat them as if they are pedophiles
Legally enhance the ability of private businesses to ban guns on their property.
I know gun nuts will sue states for undue burden on some of this. But the longer we hold this up in court - the more noise we make on this - the more we can turn public sentiment against these instruments of death and intimidation.
What else can we add to this list? Let's make some noise.