General Discussion

Yet here, in the vaunted Land Of The Free™ every sensible proposal is completely blocked by the twin mantras of "it'll never pass" and "but the 2nd amendment!"

Here is an answer: any gun that fires or can be made to fire more than one round in 10 seconds shall be banned, and its possession is a felony punishable by 20 years in prison--per gun--with no possibility of parole. Some asshole will say "I can fire a bow and arrow faster than that" and IDGAF. Someone give me statistics on the number of mass shootings committed with bows and arrows, and we can address that weapon in turn.

Here's another: the price of guns shall be federally standardized and means-tested. For a person of median income, a pistol shall cost $100,000, while a rifle shall cost $250,000. For someone of 10X median income, a pistol is $1M and a rifle $2M. Any attempt to to defraud or circumvent this process shall be punishable by seizure of 100% of assets and 20 years in prison with no possibility of parole.

Here's another: "arms" shall refer to weapons and technology extant at the time of the drafting of the second amendment. All weapons designed or built after that date shall not be considered "arms" and are fully subject to restriction.

Here's another; the NRA must obviously be recognized as a terrorist organization and its assets seized; anyone still holding membership after the date of recognition is by definition a terrorist and must be treated as such. Any reorganization of the NRA into subsequent but substantially identical entities shall likewise be recognized as terrorist organizations.

Here's another: all guns must be registered in a publicly accessible database. Possession of a gun outside of that database shall likewise be punishable by 20 years in prison. Concerns about privacy? Fuck them. I have multiple licenses all publicly accessible, and none of them involve machines designed to enable me to quickly murder 21 people.

Here's another: universal background checks must be permanently archived in a readily accessible public database rather than in a deliberately archaic paper filing system specifically intended to hobble the process of review.

Here's another: failure of a background check shall be recognized as a deliberate attempt to obtain a firearm illegally and shall be punishable to 20 years in prison with no possibility of parole.

Here's another: any crime committed while in possession of a firearm, even as minor as jaywalking or breaking the speed limit, shall be considered a premeditated gun crime punishable as such.

Here's another: if the theft of a firearm is not immediatley reported, then the owner of that firearm is an accessory to any crimes committed with that firearm. If the owner is not capable of immediately recognizing the theft, then the owner can hardly be called a "responsible" gun owner.

There are many, many, many answers, and frankly IDGAF about imaginary complaints about privacy and hyperbolic fantasies about people coming to steal someone's precious guns! guns! guns!


To those gun zealots about to clutch their beloved guns and howl that these proposals will never pass or whatever other bullshit smokescreens they use, I simply don't give a fuck. Gun zealots have controlled the entirety of the discussion at every level for at least a century, and they have deliberately fucked it up entirely and in every possible way. They have nothing to say on the subject and no longer deserve a seat at the table.


And if any gun zealots reply to this, they can hold their collective breath for decades waiting for my response. I no longer see value in engaging with those who explicitly value their guns and their imaginary sacrosanct "gun rights" more than they value human life.