Category: weapons of war

What Every Parent Knows, but CONGRESS Can’t Figure Out

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The big problem is in how laws are written.  Currently laws are written like the Ten Commandments.  That is in the manner of “Thou shall not….”.  That means that there are ten things you cannot do, but zillions of things you can do.

The parent of a teenager quickly learns that if you tell your teenager “no beer at your party!”  you can be sure that there will be other booze, drugs, and pills at the party.

If you had told him that all he could serve was soft drinks, that means everything else is prohibited.  Very clear.  No need to list what is not allowed.

Politicians of both parties wring their hands and claim it would be too difficult to list all the varieties of weapons including assault weapons in legislation.  Hogwash!

Here are some sample laws for you, dear Congressmen.  Feel free to copy and paste:

‘Only weapons that will hold 8 bullets in its clip are legal, and only clips that hold 8 rounds are legal.”

“Weapons used in warfare can only be owned or used by the army in a war declared by Congress.”

“Anyone, including a manufacturer, who sells a weapon or ammunition or clip to anyone without a federal background check will be legally liable for any and all damages the customer shall cause in committing any illegal act.  

CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS LAWS THAT IDENTIFY WHAT IS LEGAL; NOT WHAT IS ILLEGAL!  Can it be that hard?

IT’S JUST THIS SIMPLE

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LEGISLATION:

  1. Every person who buys a gun or weapon must have a background check to prove that they will not be a danger to themselves or others.
  2. Every person who owns a gun or weapon may register and receive $100.  A person who turns in a gun or weapon and ammunition will get the market value of that weapon.
  3. Other than on duty military, no person shall have in their possession a weapon or ammunition of war.  All weapons of war must be stored in a national guard armory.  They may be signed out for use on the armory’s range only.
  4. All weapons must be traceable to point of sale whether by a business or a person.  
  5. Any person or corporation who violates any of the above laws will be held criminally and civily liable for any deaths and injuries resulting from those violations.

Under this legislation, any person who is not a danger to himself or others may posess a non-military style weapon.  He may own military style weapons and or ammunition, but he must store and use it at a miltary base.

If your failure to follow the law results in harm or death to yourself or others will be criminally and civily liable.  That includes gun manufacturers.

 

 

“FULL OF SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHING”

Our politicians once again take to the television and editorial pages and the end result will be nothing.  They have no plan and don’t really want one because their goal is to be gain power and wealth by staying in office.

I offer a simple plan which they may feel free to adopt into law and supercede or replace state law.  It will not stop all gun violence, but will certainly cauce a decline.  Driving laws did not stop accidents.  Possessing automobile insurance did not stop accidents. But, they helped.

  1. Sale of all weapons must be recorded.  Noone with a criminal record, or judged to be a danger to himself or others may purchase or possess any weapon that could be used for mass murder.
  2. All weapons of war and associated clips and ammunition must be turned in to the National Guard where they will be stored for permitted use on the National Guard range.  The National Guard will make these weapons available for use on their shooting range under their supervision.
  3. The CDC will maintain records of all shootings by state and share those records with Congress and publish the data for the American people directly on a monthly basis.
  4. Implementation will be paid for by a tax on weapons of war and associated munitions.
  5. Congress must establish a commission to study the causes of gun violence in the U.S. including but not limitid to unemployment, hopelessness, social media, etc.