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In reply to the discussion: Congressional report on gun violence in U.S. [View all]flamin lib
(14,559 posts)28. Right now we are still operating with 19th century technology. If the auto industry had its
way cars would still have wood frames. Lee Iococca opposed even seat belts.
Maybe if guns were mandated to be safer before sale? As for how I'm not an engineer but Armatech has a functioning "smart gun".
How about mandating safe storage? Prove you have gun safe before you get a gun to put in it. UCB goes without saying.
A universal registration so if someone is dangerous to themselves or others guns could be removed from the premises.
Mandating that states must fully report to the NICS or lose all federal funds.
There is a lot of things that would make a difference.
Then, of course, we could simply ban the sale, import or manufacture of handguns. It would take 50 years to take effect.
Or we could simply copy Australia.
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You're right. Nothing new, all well established data that points to some serious issues
flamin lib
Jul 2014
#11
And found no connection between guns and gun violence. Like I said, unique. nt
flamin lib
Jul 2014
#16
Right now we are still operating with 19th century technology. If the auto industry had its
flamin lib
Jul 2014
#28
Good. I applaud that. Just don't say "I support UCB." If you have done nothing
flamin lib
Jul 2014
#25