The JAMA article laid out a few different suggestions focused on reducing harm from bullets, including a tax rate comparable to other harmful products like cigarettes, or limiting the number of bullets purchased in one.
Colorado Senate Bill 3 would ban semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and gas-operated pistols that fire ammunition larger than .22 caliber and accept a detachable magazine.
“I reload all my own ammo. I gunsmith on my stuff. Some people watch football on Sunday, I’m usually at my reloading bench. We, my wife and I, we eat, sleep and breathe this stuff – big defenders of the Second Amendment and this industry.”
“The three day waiting period is whatever for me. I dont need instant satisfaction. I have walked into two suicide scenes in my life and one was with a gun he purchased within two days. It may save a few people in crisis.”
“Trump is going to get Americans killed in his eagerness to please the gun lobby. Remember the next time that a mass shooting happens, Trump did everything in his power to enable it, not prevent it.”
If it’s “racist” to require voter ID, what do you call a CCW process that requires a police interview, training course, fingerprinting, sometimes a psych exam, as much as two years wait time, and costs up to $2,000?
Heller said reasonable gun control might entail background checks, age restrictions, shop security measures, and the like. It does not automatically extend to a standardless, temporary disarmament measure.
Laws will not stop every tragedy – but a Glock switch ban can save some lives. Therefore, we must take action. Together, we can do the right thing and get this bill over the finish line.
Despite the assurances of California officials on the importance of “protecting” residents and their data, the reality is that government data leaks and actual misuse are far from isolated occurrences.
The legislation, which has 27 co-sponsors, would also preempt any state and local laws and would allow the attorney general to investigate any violations and submit a report to Congress each year.
