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Originally Posted by Tarheeler
I think the biggest one is enforcement of existing gun laws.... there are already plenty out there that are rarely enforced. Other than that, education and more places where people can actually shoot would help. How are kids going to learn to properly handle guns and respect the danger they can be if their parents can't take them out to teach them?
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Exactly, there is actually software available right now, RIGHT THIS SECOND that is ready to be implemented. It will allow for an instantaneous background check that checks the records of every state in the US. It not only checks criminal, but selected medical conditions that may preclude you from being issued a weapon (by medical I mean head shrinker's), it does not say what the infraction is (so it does not violate your rights), just lets the dealer know they can not sell. All it is waiting on is funding from the Federal government. But I guess they are just too busy spending money on figuring out what the 2nd amendment means.
Every single gun shop/range I have been to offers a free weapons safety class when you purchase a weapon. It is not much, but it is a start.
This nation has over two thousand gun laws, less than a fifth of them are enforced because of funding. The same people that want to make more gun laws are the ones holding up this funding.