Ouch!
To be honest, I have little hope that anything will change. If a school full of dead children didn't do it, Las Vegas won't. At least until the political power of the modern NRA is broken.
Still, as I read once, "It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task. Yet, you are not free to desist from it."
I have written to my Senators and Representatives with the following suggestions since I know that repealing the second amendment won't fly:
• Reverse current limitations on research by federal agencies, and increase funding for existing programs.
• National Registry of Firearms.
• For a person to obtain a gun, he should attend an all-day class and pass a written test regarding proper operation, maintenance, and safety. This class and test are to be held once a month under qualified firearms instructors. Classes and exams must be re-taken every three years.
• Take and pass a shooting range class.
• File with the local and federal authorities a psychological test and a drug test.
• Pass a rigorous background check for any criminal record or association with criminal or extremist groups.
• Provide local and federal authorities with documentation on the gun, its location within your property, and the type of ammunition. Both must be properly stored and locked.
• Have the police inspect the gun once per year.
• Law must apply to gun shows as well.
• Gun buyback program to get as many off the street as possible.
To be honest, I have little hope that anything will change. If a school full of dead children didn't do it, Las Vegas won't. At least until the political power of the modern NRA is broken.
Still, as I read once, "It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task. Yet, you are not free to desist from it."
I have written to my Senators and Representatives with the following suggestions since I know that repealing the second amendment won't fly:
• Reverse current limitations on research by federal agencies, and increase funding for existing programs.
• National Registry of Firearms.
• For a person to obtain a gun, he should attend an all-day class and pass a written test regarding proper operation, maintenance, and safety. This class and test are to be held once a month under qualified firearms instructors. Classes and exams must be re-taken every three years.
• Take and pass a shooting range class.
• File with the local and federal authorities a psychological test and a drug test.
• Pass a rigorous background check for any criminal record or association with criminal or extremist groups.
• Provide local and federal authorities with documentation on the gun, its location within your property, and the type of ammunition. Both must be properly stored and locked.
• Have the police inspect the gun once per year.
• Law must apply to gun shows as well.
• Gun buyback program to get as many off the street as possible.
"This is Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. I regret to report that both our Jedi Order and the Republic, have fallen with a dark shadow of the Empire rising to take their place. This message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi. Trust in The Force. Do not return to the Temple... that time has past. And our future is uncertain. We will each be challenged. Our trust. Our faith. Our friendships. But we must persevere. And in time, a new hope will emerge. May the Force be with you, always."