We have several times more guns than we have citizens. We have states that have strict laws next to states with lax laws. Illinois has strict laws but Indiana’s is a reservoir of guns that are sold there and brought across the border for sale at a profit to people who can’t legally buy one.

            The Federal Government needs to make laws which will create a uniform set of laws for all states. First should be to eliminate all assault weapons and any devices which would make them into rapid fire or fully automatic ones. Second, eliminate all gun sales not made through a licensed gun dealer or a single sale through the local police department. Third, no sale until buyer is approved by a computer check. Fourth, ownership of a gun implies the owner has responsibility for its use. Guns must be stored in gun safes with trigger locks to make accidental shootings far less likely.

            Fifth, all guns shall be fired at the factory so the ballistic markings can be catalogued for comparison. Sixth, and one which will be the most protested is all guns must be registered along with a bullet fired from it by police. Liability for the gun is only transferred to new owner when done through proscribed legal means. Seventh, a mandatory minimum for any violation of above to be one year in prison with costs paid by violator. Eighth, committing a crime with a gun is a mandatory additional five years over the sentence for the crime.

            Most of these points are supported by a vast majority of the American gun owners and the rest by over 80%. So why is Congress scared of the NRA and why is the NRA fighting ideas their membership wants?