Bingo. We need more effort invested at keeping CRIMINALS IN PRISON. The gun problem will take care of itself.
KEEP CRIMINALS IN PRISON!
Giant space based magnets are the only way to get guns off the streets.
Or closing the border
It is a drop in the bucket. In the same time period, Californians were purchasing a thousand times as many. One gun taken from a prohibited possessor; 999 legally purchased.
Also, they should talk to the ATF about selling guns to Mexican drug cartels. That would likely go a least a short way into solving the problem.
The answer to the headline question is to import an expert from Saudi Arabia and cut off the hands of repeat felons.
The question facing America is how do we rid the Republic of the Ameritrash populating California like a metastasizing cancer
I know. I know........ lots of good citizens (and Freepers) reside in California. They lost control of their destinies long ago
This obviously does not work. I contend it does not work for some very basic reasons that are rooted in Christianity and the US Constitution. First, the database and many laws violate a strict textual interpretation of the 2nd Amendment - that pesky "shall not infringe" clause. Bottom line, if you are not in prison you should have all your constitutional rights - that includes the right to defend yourself. Laws that strip people of their rights in anticipation of a crime (restraining orders) are hideously unconstitutional. Anyone that has actually committed a crime should be found guilty and do the appropriate time to insure they do not commit another crime. As for the mentally ill, they have rights too, including defending themselves. They have not yet committed crimes and should not lose their rights. The mentally ill are not even likely to commit a violent crime, particularly with a weapon.
Second, as a Christian I believe in repentance and redemption. This goes to that old, but now seldom heard phrase, "paying your debt to society". That involves prison, but after a prisoner really pays his debt to society, he gets a second chance to being a full citizen with all rights and priveledges. That literally allows a person to be a productive member of society and reduces reoffending. Sentences for criminals need to insure the vast majority will never reoffend. Read that as longer and harsher. It also important to insure those that are released after paying their debt to society is that they are able to fully integrate in society. This isn't some kind of leftist philosophy filled with useless government programs. It means recognizing that we are all sinners and deserve a second chance. We ultimately get that second chance by taking Jesus Christ as our savior, but Christ wants us to give second chances hear on earth, as we are all sinners. I need only point to the Lord's pray as exhibit #1 - forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
There is amazing power in forgiveness for both the person who forgives and the person who is forgiven.
Easy. Throw their sorry butts in jail for a long time if they use a weapon in a crime.
If they kill someone with a gun, execute them by firing squad.
And we can stop bank robberies by bricking up doors and windows of all banks.
As some have already pointed out, incarceration prevents illegal gun ownership by “prohibited persons”. The left just wants to make us all prohibited.
We should also bring back the days when the incarcerated earned their keep. Let them work off their debt to society rather than society footing the bill.
Allow them to EARN education and training while incarnated so that they can have gainful employment once released.
Crimes committed using a firearm should have 10 years added to the criminals sentence. That will just about destroy most gangs and others who own illegal guns used for crimes.
“Dangerous hands”
Those who are minding their own business, but able to fight
back.
California is starting to draw flies.
“It’s what people know about themselves inside that makes ‘em afraid”