Gun Control, Not just the VT shooting. Options

[Simba]

So, after the school shooting at Virginia Tech, the problem of gun control in America presents itself again.

Should gun control in America (or anywhere else in the world, or even the whole world) be tightened? Or even completely banned? But then some would say that would be unconstitutional. Maybe gun control should even be looser? Discuss it.

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For practical purposes, it seems like gun control should be left for each state to decide.

While gun ownership is a right that affects the U.S.A., the characteristics of each state are the ones that should determine under which conditions said right to bear arms can be exercised.

Federal bans would be too broad and therefore unable to satisfy the needs of every state. More than likely a ban of that order would be as ineffectual as Clinton's federal ban was.

Is there any need for stricter gun control if people are as responsible as they should be?

Preparing citizens to take upon themselves the responsibility of bearing and using arms seems like a good option.

However, how could we do bring it practice? It could be mandatory "gun safety" lessons when acquiring the gun, voluntary training, or practice sessions run by nation-wide organizations such as the NRA; to name a few from the top of my head.

I am really interested in this idea.

[Comptine]

i believe we need to preserve the 2nd amendment in order to protect our other civil liberties. but a gun is a deadly commodity so there should be safety measures to protect other people from those who abuse the 2nd amendment.

one thing gun manufactures have to do is make guns much easier to track. guns can have their serial numbers scraped off or the markings reduce to gibberish. if guns are easier to track, it eliminates the good, law abiding citizens who don't abuse their rights. hopefully, with future technology, linking a gun from a crime to a person would be akin to scanning a barcode.

another thing is a better cooperation between states to lock down on gun transportation. a big problem is people going to state A and buying a gun by doing a little dance then going to state B.

For practical purposes, it seems like gun control should be left for each state to decide.

While gun ownership is a right that affects the U.S.A., the characteristics of each state are the ones that should determine under which conditions said right to bear arms can be exercised.

Federal bans would be too broad and therefore unable to satisfy the needs of every state. More than likely a ban of that order would be as ineffectual as Clinton's federal ban was.
Preparing citizens to take upon themselves the responsibility of bearing and using arms seems like a good option.

However, how could we do bring it practice? It could be mandatory "gun safety" lessons when acquiring the gun, voluntary training, or practice sessions run by nation-wide organizations such as the NRA; to name a few from the top of my head.

I am really interested in this idea.

one reason why gun crime is still so high in nyc, even with our strict gun laws, is because some people travel to other states to obtain guns. it seems unreasonable and plain stupid/dangerous if one state has really lax laws and the neighboring state has much stricter. i'm personally insanely scared of guns because it makes it insanely easy to kill someone. it takes a life away with a highly accelerated piece of metal the size of a pebble.