Gun control isn't the answer - training citizens and requiring a license to own various types of weapons however, should be mandatory. Laws regarding the storage of firearms also need to be addressed.
Changing the perception that everyone in America needs a gun to be safe is another step in the right direction. If the perceived need of guns were lowered, so would the demand.
a right which must be licensed and justified iis not a right, it's a privilege.
when you must get a license to own a firearm, or a knife, why not a license to vote? or a license to express your opinion?
it has long been established that the previous attempts to circumvent the constitutional rights of the people are invalid, like:
the crippling tax on printer's ink for those who were not given a license to print
UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
previous attempts to require licenses to print newspapers and broadsheets
UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
attempts to circumvent the second amendment by claiming negroes couldnt be trusted with arms
UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
I dont think i have to go on. every attempt to restrict any constitutionally protected right is invalid and UNCONSTITUTIONAL thus, the 1968 omnibus crime bill is a violation of the constitution, regardless of what a few shills and dimwits on the court may claim.
congress's power to "regulate" commerce between the states does not supersede rights reserved to the people, nor does their blanket claim that "all things are commerce" prove anything but their hubris.
if you are willing to sacrifice this right on the altar of "safety" what else are you willing to give up?
maybe voting is just too risky. perhaps we should select a single family to rule over us as monarchs?
perhaps the uncomfortable facts occasionally brought out by the press is too distressing? should we not eliminate this source of unrest for the good of the nation?
maybe you think that criminal defendants are treated too mildly in the courts? perhaps some indefinate detentions without charges would help? ohhh wait... obama just approved that.
perhaps the people are up to sedition and traitorous thought crimes? maybe we should monitor their communications? ohh wait obama already approved that too.
perhaps torture would be a good way to get the facts from a suspect... ohh wait. obama already approved that too.
perhaps we need aerial drones to spy on us... ohh wait obama already approved that too
perhaps those drones should be armed, just in case they spot a wanted fugitive in their spying... ohh wait obama already does that, just only in foreign lands. for now
perhaps we are concerned that some tiny sect of the 7th day adventists are just a little too scary for our comfort. perhaps we should send out the ATF's goon squad?
perhaps some college student is growing a little dope in his closet... sure he's not a PRIORITY, but some nefarious drug kingpin has sold a nickelbag outside the student commissary! bring in the dogs!
the slippery slope is not just a rhetorical fallacy, its sometimes a simple fact. we have already surrendered too much, time to draw the line.