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Gun Control Reform Activism

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1. How can we de-escalate the violence?

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 01:30 PM

Dec 2014

How can main street counter a well funded NRA (which mainly represents the gun and ammo industry)?
IMHO We need to use industry to fight industry. Just as we require drivers licenses and insurance for cars, trucks and tractor trailers, why shouldn't we push for licensing and insurance for gun owners? If you live in a rural area, and have a hunting rifle, then a modest annual fee should suffice. If you live in an urban area, and want assault rifles, a stiffer license and far higher insurance fees seem appropriate. Wouldn't the insurance industry, which is reeling from the loss of health insurance profits, want to jump on this profit potential?

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We shouldn't talk about Ferguson without talking about guns | Vox [View all] Fred Sanders Dec 2014 OP

How can we de-escalate the violence? RBD Dec 2014 #1

Registration brings out all the sovereign citizen folk screaming "liberty" and waving their guns.... Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #2

think about it a bit further Amishman Dec 2014 #3

You are 6 times more likely to be a victim of homicide in the U.S. than in Canada flamin lib Dec 2014 #4

Yes, gun owners are always law abiding and not negligent or forgetful except when they are not. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

Well, cops know ita a "dangerous" job. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #5

Sorry, with 300 million guns in civilian hands disarming police would be......a mistake. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

Why? Very few cops ever get shot, and many are with their own guns. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #7

Would you patrol, protect and serve America and its streets unarmed? Not many are shot because they Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #8

Im not a gun lover - I think 2a should be repealed :p ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #9