Slade3200
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If what New York did was unconstitutional then it could be appealed to SCOTUS and those laws could be overturned. Iām the mean time we are governed by a republic where each state can create their own laws. Perhaps while trying strict gun regulation in a big city like NY we find that it has a positive effect on crime and public safety, perhaps we learn the opposite. Thatās kind of the point and those laws are created by reps that are voted in by the people.Thatās a lazy argument and you know it. Iām not saying that anti gunners should take control of everything. Like with most things the answer is in the middleI donāt think it should be prohibitive. I think it should work like getting a drivers license and driving a car.Simply stated I think gun training and making sure we sell guns to responsible citizens is the foundation. Also limiting firepower and improving the safety of guns is important as well.
I understand that guns are a right and cars are not but we can learn from some of the ways we regulated our automobiles and roads to reduce death and injury. We have done good and effective things with guns as well so I donāt think we are too far off. The biggest problem I see right is in our dishonest and hyperbolic discourse. It overshadows productive debate and nothing gets done.
In Europe they have made training so prohibitive that normal, law abiding people can't get guns...meanwhile, criminals get guns easily...do you see the problem with requiring training, outside of the Constitutionality of it?
Sorry.....if you allowed anti gunners to get control over the requirements it would be like New York, where getting a gun is almost impossible and where getting a carry permit takes being rich or politically connected....that is a violation of Rights.....
New York has already made it almost impossible for law abiding New Yorkers to own and carry guns......dittos democrat controlled counties in California.....
And again, any mandatory training would be unConstitutional...