Billy Optimist, you are interested in the topic, but appear to be a 'ringer' with your historical quote. You, as many people, gun owners as well, do support some gun control. You do mention 'that some should be harder to get than other.' Could you go into more detail please? What guns? What restrictions? Maybe more like the restrictions that are in place now to legally own machine guns, landmines, handgrenades, and short barrelled shotguns? The second question I have is one on background checks. How intrusive could they be? Should private mental health records come under control of the federal govt (FBI NICS background check system) for the purpose of these investigations? Since gun ownership is a right rather than a privledge, is there a problem with not being innocent until proven guilty by making the buyer prove innocence prior to making a firearm purchase? How would it be different than requiring a voter to be familiar with the issues before voting or doing a background check before being allowed to register to vote or make a speech?
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