[QUOTE=Firestarfk;51549679]I don't understand what your point is here. People would still be able to defend themselves with a firearm if they were required to get a license beforehand, it would simply mean that those who do would have the proper and necessary training to actually use a firearm for defense.[/QUOTE]
But in Illinois you still need a background check for private sales, concealed carry applicants are required to take a 16-hour training course (the longest in the nation), and you need an FOID license to get guns or ammo. Would the addition of that safety course or training for any and all gun purchasers really reduce the flow of guns to criminal possession?
[QUOTE=Zombinie;51549672]And you think a safety knowledge test, proof of a gun safe ownership, or some other restriction would make it harder for criminals to obtain them? What do you propose that respects peoples rights while reducing the end number of guns that get to criminals without an outright ban?[/QUOTE]
Just like all the other countries in the world that allow for gun ownership but do not have the excessive gun violence statistics as the US does, a gun license should be able to curb many of the issues we have with guns in America without truly stepping on the rights of people.
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[QUOTE=Zombinie;51549705]But in Illinois you still need a background check for private sales, concealed carry applicants are required to take a 16-hour training course (the longest in the nation), and you need an FOID license to get guns or ammo. Would the addition of that safety course or training for any and all gun purchasers really reduce the flow of guns to criminal possession?[/QUOTE]
If it was only in one state, then no. Illinois may have strong gun control laws, but states right next to it such as Missouri have ones which are very lax, allowing for guns to easily cross the border right into criminal hands.
[QUOTE=Firestarfk;51549706]Just like all the other countries in the world that allow for gun ownership but do not have the excessive gun violence statistics as the US does, a simple gun license should be able to curb the issues we have with guns in America without truly stepping on the rights of people.
If it was only in one state, then no. Illinois may have strong gun control laws, but states right next to it such as Missouri have ones which are very lax, allowing for guns to easily cross the border right into criminal hands.[/QUOTE]
I would agree that a license should be required in all states for handguns, but they should not be more stringent or restrictive than they are already.
And I think there are many other ways of reducing gun violence such as community involvement and improvement that are not utilized nearly enough and would help solve the problem faster and quicker without further restrictions of freedom.
It just seems wrong to me that your everyday peaceful citizen has to bear the restrictive burden of someone else's actions.
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