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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIdea for gun control
Let's make it illegal to sell assault rifles and ammo, and if anyone tries to sell, anyone can report them for a $10,000 award which comes from a fine on the person selling the ammo or weapon.
I mean, we are not technically making it illegal to own a firearm.
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Idea for gun control (Original Post)
TheRealNorth
Sep 2021
OP
Good luck catching the worst offenders. They don't shop in stores but parking lots.
Runningdawg
Sep 2021
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Bluethroughu
(5,153 posts)1. Sounds good to me.
sl8
(13,749 posts)2. Currently, you go to jail for trying to sell illegal weapons.
It sounds like your plan would replace serious jail time with a $10,000 fine.
TheRealNorth
(9,478 posts)4. I meant to refer to otherwise legal weapons.
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)3. We can sue anyone we see carrying
As well as the gun makers, sellers, middlemen, household members, and so on.
Tax the award money, and balance the budget, all in one pass
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)5. RWs will the rue the day they started all this.
Yes, itll be tit-for-tat, but the SC says this is alright. Dem states could come down hard on the issues were tired of dancing around on.
hack89
(39,171 posts)6. "Let's make it illegal " - there is the flaw in your plan
That is not going to happen. We don't have the votes in the Senate.
Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)7. Good luck catching the worst offenders. They don't shop in stores but parking lots.
SYFROYH
(34,169 posts)8. Well, people should be able to own an AR for 6 weeks
SYFROYH
(34,169 posts)9. Well, people should be able to own an AR for 6 weeks