Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumEffective Firearms Regulation Is Constitutional
The principal objection to tough gun laws is that they violate the Second Amendment. Opponents of gun control cite the 2008 Heller decision as proof that the Supreme Court agrees.
There is reason to doubt the soundness of that opinion. But even if the decision is not reversed, we believe it poses no obstacle for much stronger gun laws.
The need for tougher measures is clear. The federal law requiring a background check for a gun purchase can be summarized this way: People who want to buy guns have to submit to a background check, unless they dont want to.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/24/opinion/effective-firearms-regulation-is-constitutional.html
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)We need a poll tax to insure voters are of sufficient means to hold a stake in society.
These are simple effective ways to control the errant voting of incompetent people, and they are Constitutional.
MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Loughner, Alexis, Cho, Hasan, Rodgers and Holmes to metastasize without intervention. Heck, we don't even need UBCs we just need the intervention.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,603 posts)From your link:
Under this system, anyone selling or possessing unregistered firearms would face huge legal risks. Overnight, gunrunning and other illegal arms trafficking would become easier to prosecute.
Emerging technology will also help. Registration could include recording the unique characteristics of a firearms barrel. That, combined with stamping ammunition with identifiers, could someday make shooting at someone much like leaving fingerprints at the scene of the crime. Firearms offenders would become far easier to catch, and the prevalence of firearms crime would decline.
Is there a registration database somewhere in the world where crimes have been solved using the registered info?
I'm sure that all the criminals and owners of illegal guns will line up to register them.
They can't be charged with a crime if don't so why wouldn't they?
Are you kidding me? Barrel characteristics? Stamping ammunition?
Somewhere there must be a prize offered for stupid ideas and Mikva and Rosenthal must have been there to write them down.
beevul
(12,194 posts)"There is reason to doubt the soundness of that opinion."
And yet no reason is given. We're supposed to just take it on faith that there is, and ignore that this is an opinion piece, and an ignorant one at that.
SecularMotion
(7,981 posts)beevul
(12,194 posts)Its liberal to accept assertions at face value without evidence?
Since when?
That doesn't seem any too scientific or fact based, to me.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)TeddyR
(2,493 posts)Is "a liberal thing" is exactly like the assertion that there are reasons to doubt the Heller decision -- both are completely devoid of any supporting facts. Carry on.
pablo_marmol
(2,375 posts)sarisataka
(21,342 posts)"I don't like it"
Foot stomp and harmuph optional.
benEzra
(12,148 posts)when they decided to fight for banning Title 1 civilian guns.
Even the NRA was talking about being open to UBC's, sans registration, until the "assault weapon" fraud derailed the discussion, and ultimately derailed the entire gun control movement.