re: What gun restrictions would you tolerate?

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I think this makes sense and put the onus on PEOPLE and not inanimate objects.
1. Raise the minimum age to 21 for rifles. Sorry idiots, but 18 doesn't mean what it used to mean.
2. No real issue with a 3-5 day waiting period.
3. Keep the instant background check but allow it to accept licensed mental health practitioners to put holds if under treatment. This can't be that hard to implement with a simple, discreet method. Make it separate from the law enforcement check. Cops will just abuse this.
4. Expand background checks for private sales so that both parties must pass it. This is a slight nuisance for the law abiding but throws an additional charge for a future perp involved in a gun crime. Throws the book at the seller for selling to a known mook too. Cuts down on trafficking.

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i'm for the most part a pro 2A absolutist. if you want a nuclear bomb, have at it. i trust my fellow american with one about as much as i trust my government with one.

that being said, a well regulated militia should have responsible people owning guns. i'm not the arbiter of that and unfortunately the government shouldn't be either.

i think 3 and 4 can be practical, but it would be abused. we already know that the government would have its' citizens punished for wrong think on COVID, and i have no reason to think they wouldn't do the same thing regarding gun ownership.

the root of the problem is that right is too scared of the NRA branch of the party to have anything that looks like gun control happen and the left is too scared of having anything that looks like accountability for one's actions to happen legislatively.