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[Habsy]

Or insurance. Just if insurance was required it would be a huge step forward. Don't like government telling you what to do? Fine, let private industry tell the individual that they're too much of a risk to own a firearm when no one will insure them.

I like the license renewal idea in conjunction because it raises capital to help pay for the damage they cause.

They're never getting rid of the guns, it's not happening, once we get passed that we can have a sensible discussion. Unfortunately the NRA can't have said discussion.

 

[hockeylover]

Seems like a ton of mass shooters have some sort of history of threats or violence against women, etc. It'd be great if you could start there.

 

[MindzEye]

I like the license renewal idea in conjunction because it raises capital to help pay for the damage they cause.

I like both and prefer licensing fees. I just understand the american reflex reaction to willingly jam corporate profits into the areas of reasonable government function. There's not much chance the gun lobby allows government fees and rules in that space. But the insurance industry has a fighting chance in a lobby-off if they smell profits in there. Sometimes a bad solution is better than no solution.

 

[MindzEye]

Seems like a ton of mass shooters have some sort of history of threats or violence against women, etc. It'd be great if you could start there.

I mean, you could just stop aborting their babies and I'm sure they wouldn't be so angry.

 

[hockeylover]

I mean, you could just stop aborting their babies and I'm sure they wouldn't be so angry.

I had my money on a cops + domestic violence related reply from you but this would've been my second guess

 

[Wayward DP]

I like both and prefer licensing fees. I just understand the american reflex reaction to willingly jam corporate profits into the areas of reasonable government function. There's not much chance the gun lobby allows government fees and rules in that space. But the insurance industry has a fighting chance in a lobby-off if they smell profits in there. Sometimes a bad solution is better than no solution.

Insurance lobby vs gun lobby could be the heavyweight title match

 

[MindzEye]

I had my money on a cops + domestic violence related reply from you but this would've been my second guess

Oof, I'm getting predictable.

*edit* fwiw, I deleted "if only you would smile more" and went with the abortion joke because, well, yeah.

 

[MindzEye]

Insurance lobby vs gun lobby could be the heavyweight title match

The old Drederic Tatum vs Mike Tyson fight we've wanted to see for decades.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Log rolling notwithstanding, I’ll always put my money on the financial services sector.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Or insurance. Just if insurance was required it would be a huge step forward. Don't like government telling you what to do? Fine, let private industry tell the individual that they're too much of a risk to own a firearm when no one will insure them.

The 2nd Amendment says you can own a gun but it doesn't say jack shit about bullets. Just ban bullets or make them so friggin expensive that guns become too costly to use. Problem solved

 

[thehabhater]

The 2nd Amendment says you can own a gun but it doesn't say jack shit about bullets. Just ban bullets or make them so friggin expensive that guns become too costly to use. Problem solved

The government should register the sale of ammunition. Any large purchase request should be defended in court.

Not only does the "right to bear arms" not mention ammunition, the second amendment clearly includes the text "being a well regulated militia".

One should have the right to fully defend one's property. But if you have enough ammunition to blow up a city block should your house catch fire, you might need a bit of regulation...

 

[hockeylover]

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Is Doug's idiot nephew running?

 

[thehabhater]

Is Doug's idiot nephew running?

That is vague. I am sure that more than one of his nephews is an idiot.

 

[Wayward DP]

That is vague. I am sure that more than one of his nephews is an idiot.

I assume he means Mike, the one who changed his last name to Ford to attempt and ride the political coattails of Rob and Doug

 

[MindzEye]

Is Doug's idiot nephew running?

The one that looks like a potato?

 

[axlsalinger]

The one that looks like a potato?

this does not narrow it down

 

[LeafGm]

The one that looks like a potato?

That doesn’t narrow things down in the Ford family.

 

[LeafGm]

 

[thehabhater]

I think that even Doug would notice THAT dragging on his coat tails.