Gun control means using both hands. Use a sling for support on the really long distance shots.
It is already illegal for a felon to purchase/own/posess a firearm, yet they seem to keep getting ahold of them. Ban firearms? No, wouldnt help, criminals are already criminals, didnt give a shit about the law the first time around, doubt they will the second or third time either.
I kind of like the wild west theory. Everyone was armed, and everyone knew it. Only needed one law enforcement officer per town, most issues wuold take care of themselves. Of course dumb people usually got weeded out of the populus prety quickly as well.
In all seriousness though, the whole gun law system needs a mojor overhaul. There are so many dumbass laws on the books passed by politicians that just wanted a bill they could claim made the streets safer, but acomlished nothing but adding more confusion to the system. Dum the whole range of laws, and start with writing some common sense laws.
Violent Felon = no weapons PERIOD. i dont know if you should even be allowed to buy any color of cloting other than bright orange.
Background checks = good. just a good quick check of criminal history and mental issues.
Class III/SOT items: Be nice to see the 1986 manufacture ban lifted, but keep the in depth background checks in place. Registration of these weapons is not such a bad idea, so keep the curent system in place, just lift the ban.
As far as the issue of kids occosionally offing one another, every hangun is already required to be sold with a trigger lock, just a function of parents to busy doing things beside supervising thier children, and not taking the precautions that are already available. They made the mistake, and now need to live with the consequence of losing a child. If they go on to say that guns should be restricted further, or the manufaturer of the firearm needs sued, then the parent should be sterilized for being a moron.