it was a valiant effort mr neutron, anyone else got an idea for a reasonable gun control policy? i AM STUMPED
reasonable gun control:
anyone found mentally incompetent by a court (crazy) or institutionalized for serious mental illness can not own firearms until a shrink clears them.
anyone convicted of a
violent felony loses their right to own firearms for the length of their sentence and parole, once that term is expired without further incarcerations they may once again own firearms.
anyone who is convicted of a
violent felony with a weapon is forever barred from owning firearms and they get double the sentence for using a gun.
anyone on the blacklist of those prohibited from owning arms who is found in possession of a gun, gets a felony charge
anyone on the blacklist who uses a gun in a crime, a new felony charge, plus double time on the primary charge, and can never own a firearm ever again.
selling or giving a gun to a person on the blacklist: felony charge.
purchase of a firearm is contingent upon a check of your name date of birth and some other identifier (driver's license number, social security number etc...) against a blacklist of those prohibited from owning arms.
the check against the blacklist will not be recorded, if you aint on the list, your name does not get added to any other list.
if a gun owner is convvicted of a violent felony unrelated to his guns, his guns will be stored in a secure location at his expense till they can be returned, or sold on consignment by a gun dealer (his choice) but he gets the money.
if a gun owner uses a gun in a crime, his guns are taken and sold at auction, and his victim gets the money.
if a lawful gun owner uses his guns to stop a crime, he gets a $50 gift card for red lobster.