Wrong solution when in fact the problem with guns can be solved easily
Solution to gun control problem is so obvious and in front of everyone that one wonders why there are so many attempts at "fixing" it trying to evade the basic fact that can't be avoided. Here it goes:
Guns: no problem in selling legally licensed weapons to legally licensed owners. Set up a few reasonable conditions to license the weapon itself (sport use, self defense for some criteria) and the owner (over 18, etc), and have both cataloged. Tax both producer and consumer.
If you want to see some parallels, let's see other thorny social problems whose solution has been already implemented and works reasonably well:
Alcohol: no problem in selling legally licensed drinks to legally licensed owners. Set up a few reasonable conditions to license the product and the consumer (over 18, etc) There's some debate as to when/if is necessary to catalog the consumers, because after a considerable amount of time (1000's of years) alcohol consumption has not proved to be too big of a problem. Tax both producer and consumer.
Drugs: no problem in selling legally licensed drugs to legally licensed consumers. Set up a few reasonable conditions to license the drug itself, the seller and the consumer (or abuser). Catalog both. Tax both producer and consumer.
Easy, isn't it? And it has worked very well for alcohol, guns and drugs in countries where it has been implemented. How is that so difficult to see depends on how many layers of ideology/prejudices/economic interests you have to peel off.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
