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What does “common sense gun control” mean?
The phrase “common sense” used to qualify gun control means nothing. For “common sense gun control” to be logically distinguished from simple “gun control” there must be a difference. Is there? Conventional wisdom is that there are over 20,000 gun control laws on the books of municipal, state and federal governments.
What are the gun control activists asking for?
Most are teenagers. They are asking for common sense gun laws. They are pleading for laws that will allow them to go to school with a sense that they are safe and protected. They do not want to go to school scared that they will be the targets of the next school massacre.
Can We have a serious conversation about gun laws?
Therefore a serious conversation about gun laws must not be distracted or high jacked by a specious proposition. Common sense gun laws should include stronger criminal and mental background checks.
Should we eliminate all guns?
While a small minority of U. S. citizens might advocate the elimination of all guns, common sense gun laws do not support taking away the right of law-abiding citizens to own guns. Therefore a serious conversation about gun laws must not be distracted or high jacked by a specious proposition.
What is the Gun Control Act of 1968?
Congress passed “An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the interstate traffic in firearms”, more simply called the “Gun Control Act of 1968”. Somewhere along the debate, the rhetoric changed. The phrase “common sense” was added to qualify gun control.
What is the history of gun control?
When I was in high school we spoke simply of “gun control”. Congress passed “An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the interstate traffic in firearms”, more simply called the “Gun Control Act of 1968”. Somewhere along the debate, the rhetoric changed.