ZaineB wrote:InisBineest and CZ, I dont think you can put in better checks without giving undue power to the sort that already vilify us. they already have far too many bureaucratic loopholes to cause problems for innocent, well stable, and honest people, they dont need more. you will never weed out all the bad eggs, thats just human nature, its futile and pointless and downright insanity to think you can legislate away the outliers in society, the condoning of it is just encouraging the further persecution of the good among the populace.
I agree, hence the problem. But you have to remember that we are all bias here towards owning firearms, and many of us for enjoyment/recreation. From the other side of the fence people are challenging the value of firearms vs their perceived risk in society. We all know guns don't kill people, rather it is the Muppet with his finger on the trigger. BUT they do make it a simpler job for those who wish to do harm. Hence why it might come to a risky compromise for us, we may need to accept drastic measures one day to root out those amongst us unfit to have firearms, or face the prospect of all loosing our firearms. Society it seems has laws based on the lowest common denominator. If whack jobs with guns are that denominator you can be sure that laws will be brought in to root them out.
As shooters we need to respond rationally to this, rather than react.
I'm a member of a few different LAFO groups, but the Shooter's Union are one I particularly like for keeping their cool and responding well do issues and events. Just my 2c.