I'm an NRA member and I believe we could have smarter gun control, like background checks for all purchases including private sales. However, an assault weapons ban will not work to prevent tragedies. Columbine should be proof of this. I would bet if gun control advocates weren't calling for gun ban, but instead smarter legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, you'd have full on support from all sides.
The DOJ admits that the '94 AWB had little effect on gun violence and said that reinstating it would have little effect. Why would we want to reintroduce something that did not work and experts say will not work to prevent gun violence.
We really need to end the cycle of violence in this country. Stop the wars overseas, stop tearing families apart, stop over medicating our children, and stop the war on drugs. The problem is not guns, the problem is our violent society. This is not an easy thing to do, and we shouldn't expect it to be as this cycle of violence has spanned generations. If you are interested in the gun control debate, I'd encourage you to educate yourselves. Below is a video regarding gun control our near the end will go through how our society has come to a cycle of violence.
Edit: After further study and rumination, I know longer support Universal Background Checks. Although the measure would sound good at first, I realized that it would be unenforceable. Law enforcement needs to be focused efficiently enforcing existing firearms laws, and dealing with the deficiencies of the current background check system (such as updating and adding mental health records).
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