What are 'common sense' gun laws?

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Biden seems fixed on attempting to make AR-15 like rifles illegal.

The AR-15 has been on the US market since 1965 or so. It does noting different that the M1 Carbine from 1940's World War II does not do.  Or hundreds of other rifle makes and models that are semi-auto.  Ban = Nothing accomplished.

To me, this is like outlawing all For Mustangs to make the roads safer - they also showed up around 1965.  Meanwhile the 2020 Hellcat and McLaren Senna are safe and sound.  Mustang ban = Nothing accomplished.

New York City has hundreds of thousands of people who have never driven a car before - funny how nobody asks their opinion on car and truck safety engineering.

Millions of people fly every year (used to?) you don't see the airline industry and pilots asking them how to design engines and make the cockpit 'safer'

I have a 22 rifle from 1953.  I tracked down the Sears Christmas 1953 catalog to see what it once cost new.  That same catalog sold semi-auto and revolver pistols.  You could order a pistol from Sears by simply clipping a coupon, add your name, address and check the box that that were over 21 to buy it.  That was it - it was then mailed to your door.

How did our society go from 'mail in a coupon' to get a gun in 1953 to all the laws we have now - and the problem seems worse?

I think we have 'gun law' painted ourselves into a corner.  I feel the solution is someplace else - but nobody wants to look there. Where would you look?

Anonym · Answer

Common sense gun laws are operator competence requirements, licensing requirements, and ownership transfer / theft reporting registration, similar to vehicles.  The  more complex and dangerous the vehicle the higher the requirements.  Should be the same with weapons.  How is this not obvious.

Anonym · Answer

Look for the reasons we use guns.

Protection from other humans with guns, or protecting property?
In 2019, six law enforcement officers in Alabama were fatally shot in the line of duty, the highest number in more than 30 years. Five of those shootings were committed with guns that had been stolen from their owners.  You are more likely to get killed with your own gun.

Hunting?
We do not need assault rifles to hunt big game, if you can not hit your target with your first shot, you should be learning how to shoot.

The only people who "need" a semi automatic weapons are military and terrorists.

Strega · Answer

Wow, perhaps you should start with...Google...define common sense.

Anonym · Answer

Unfortunately AR-15 is not an assault rifle it's a semi-automatic rifle as long as you own one he can't take it away all he could do is stop future sales. that's if he has control of Congress which doesn't look like it probably will happen.

Superior · Answer

Keeping military grade weaponry out of ordinary citizen's hands.

What are 'common sense' gun laws?

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