I propose the following:
Hunting Rifles and Shotguns are fine. These are much more powerful than the weapons our constitutional forefathers had in mind, but whatever. They have a legitimate purpose and don’t seem to be an issue (see canada and many european countires).
If people like target shooting they can own another type of gun and keep it locked up at a range where they target shoot, no need to have those anywhere else. We can require ranges to install secure storage private lockers.
Historical weapons can be registered and be made non-functional for display purposes. Grandad’s whatever over the mantel is fine so long as it doesn’t work.
If people want to own other types of guns they can apply for a license to do so and there can be better regulations on who can get them, resale, ownership, how they are stored, etc. Maybe even a safety book to study and a test, like we require for automobiles because of their lethality, or like we require for people who handle explosives for demolition, or pretty much anything of comparable lethality.
This seems pretty reasonable to me…most of us pro better gun regulation people are willing to talk about the issues directly instead of constantly misdirecting and diverting the conversation.
If I were pro-gun I’d be fighting tooth and nail to better regulate guns, I’d want pro gun people to proactivly craft better laws and regulations so that gun owners were the drivers for better gun laws and safety. This would make it much more likely that gun regulations would work for gun owners and make it much less likely that their guns be removed via future regulation. Show us that you can be responsible gun owners by taking responsibility. The NRA getting all pro gun owners to fight all sensible regulations is hurting responsible gun ownership long term.
