An Idea on Assault Weapons.

[wss2001]

With the understanding that an assault weapons ban is preferable, I thought of an idea to possibly prevent the worst of the worst from obtaining these deadly weapons. What if buyers had to get five affidavits from people attesting to their good character. These affidavits are used in order to get jobs dealing with the public in various capacities why not use them in gun purchases? Five people would have to think about whether they would want this individual to have an assault weapon. It would at least slow the process down and possibly prevent a tragedy from occurring. What are your thoughts?

[WarGamer]

1. Irrelevant.

The 2A, as interpreted by current Judges...

Makes all that a moot point.

We can come up with GREAT ideas but that's useless when the Courts find them to be illegal.

So... amend the Constitution or secede or wait for a new Court?

[Polybius]

3. None of the above

Just accept that they will never be banned again.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. It already is in Nevada except for 2 counties,

Clark County and Washoe County.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. I agree, the money

the state govts could reap, like legalized pot laws, is enormous.

[ripcord]

4. With all the focus on banning guns

You would think we would be tougher on people who actually use guns in crimes, but doing that would require jailing significant numbers of people and that will just start the pearl clutching.

[Zeitghost]

9. Agreed

It seems that many of the same people leading the charge on gun control are also the ones trying to end sentencing enhancements. We used to have things like three strikes and 10-20-life here in CA but they have been eroded away. You would think the criminals who commit these violent crimes would get at least as much focus as the tools they use to commit them. SMH...

[Zeitghost]

8. Even if found legal

I don't see it being all that effective.


And then there is the huge problem that "assault weapon" is a hard term to pin down legally. We have an AWB here in California and there is no shortage of AR-15's and other models in every gun shop in the state. Every time the legislature tweaks the law, there are engineers who design a workaround that complies.