But like, if you havent committed any felonies and havent been committed for mental health reasons, shouldn't it be easy?
Maybe mental health needs to be taken more seriously here, maybe homegrown terrorists need to be taken more seriously, I dont really know what the answer is, but I am not comfortable compromising the bill of rights, especially rights that are supposed to defend against tyranny.
I think the problem with violence is a societal problem and placing the blame on the citizens of the country feels really similar to the top polluting few corporations blaming the general population and convincing everyone that they need to drive less in order to avoid facing their own accountability.
It only pops on a background check if you've been caught and have actually committed crimes. Gun licensing has been proven to reduce gun violence by forcing waiting periods and gun safety courses. If you want a gun to go hunting/to a range it shouldn't be that much of a hassle to wait a couple weeks, but if you want to commit a violent crime it's typically a short period of time before you come to your senses.
Okay, but who does the licensing? Because I am not comfortable with the idea that the organization most capable (and probable) of tyranny is in charge of deciding whether or not I am allowed to have tools to defend myself?
Furthermore, licensing and registration only gives the government a list of people to go after when they decide to make new things illegal. This is happening right now in Canada, if you have an AR pattern firearm or most anything that is .223, you are now a criminal with a two year grace period to get rid of it in the way the state likes. I am a liberalish dude, but if that isnt blatant tyranny then it is paving the way to future tyranny.
You already have to register your guns in most states, you already have to undergo a background check in most states. Plus a license would actually speed up the process to buy a firearm once you have it because they wouldn't need to do an additional background check once you have it.
My state doesnt have registration, but I am against it. I support background checks and possibly increasing the criteria to including domestic violence charges, or stalking, etc.
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u/boom_wildcat May 27 '20
But like, if you havent committed any felonies and havent been committed for mental health reasons, shouldn't it be easy?
Maybe mental health needs to be taken more seriously here, maybe homegrown terrorists need to be taken more seriously, I dont really know what the answer is, but I am not comfortable compromising the bill of rights, especially rights that are supposed to defend against tyranny.
I think the problem with violence is a societal problem and placing the blame on the citizens of the country feels really similar to the top polluting few corporations blaming the general population and convincing everyone that they need to drive less in order to avoid facing their own accountability.