Motley Moose – Archive

A proposed simple approach to Firearms legislation. My views on the issue are rooted in the following:

1) The Second Amendment establishes a right for Americans to own firearms. It also allows for sensible regulation thereof.

2) With Rights come Responsibilities.

3) Your rights end where someone else’s begins.

With that……..

1. All firearms should be registered.

2. All sale and transfer of firearms should require a background check.

3. Mandatory training should be required for all firearms owners. The more lethal the weapon, the more training should be required. Training should be paid for by the owner.

4. Liability Insurance should be required for each firearm owned.

5. Mandatory safe storage should be required for all firearms. Annual inspections by an authorized agent should also be required; paid for by the firearm owner.

6. Anyone under a restraining order, or convicted of a violent crime, or Driving under the Influence or convicted of a drug possession should lose their 2nd Amendment Right for life; restorable only be a judge.

7. Anyone undergoing mental health treatment should be reported by the attending physician/psychiatrist and cross-checked against the registration database. If the individual owns a firearm or resides in a domicile where firearms are present, those firearms should be confiscated.

8. There should be a well defined ban on weapons capable of firing more than X number of rounds in a specified amount of time to include magazines, clips, drums which would allow the firearm to exceed that limit. Modifying a firearm to exceed that limit should be a felony. If convicted, loss of 2nd Amendment rights should be mandatory.

9. Minors should not be able to own a firearm.

10. To fund this effort, to include all the required databases, etc., an excise tax should be placed on all firearm sales and transfers.