>>I never said it would be easy. And in fact, I doubt it could be done that way. First there has to be a concerted effort to change the culture into a less gun-totin' mentality. Small steps at first, like maybe decent gun ownership regulations. Before I'm allowed to operate a car, I have to be tested. AFAIK, no such deal on guns (at least not everywhere in the country, or on every kind of gun). Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm not aware that there is any sort of standardisation in the rules around gun ownership in the U.S. Pretty much any bozo with a wallet can buy a gun.
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>And there's a lot of resistance to reasonable laws. The city of Philadelphia passed an ordinance that requires people to report lost or stolen guns. It's being challenged in court (though as much on the question of whether the city has the right to pass such a law as on the law itself). Seems to me this is one that should be universal. The police should know when guns go missing.
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Not only that, it will save the individual whose weapons were stolen from being the primary suspect when that weapon is later used in a crime...