In the case of legislation limiting the
production or sale of large capacity magazines, the large numbers of them
currently in circulation, guns will make elimination of them very difficult for
many years to come.
An alternative Proposal
It is a near certainty extreme resistance to
some or all the proposals above., This will be the case even where the
necessity for protective legislation is profoundly evident. All of them require
the expenditure of additional costs which will ultimately be borne by the
firearms purchaser.
In 2007 I wrote an article for Op Ed News,
entitled, Guns Don't Kill, Bullets Do. The
recommendations which I made then still remain in effect, unchanged. If implemented,
these recommendations certainly would have absolutely no effect on the ability
of the individual to use his firearms exactly in the same ways as he has currently
does. It is true that gun dealers are likely to object since a portion of revenue
will go somewhere else. But from the perspective of the consumer, this proposal
is certainly revenue neutral. Instead, some of the burden of costs currently
carried by law enforcement would be reduced.
This said, implementation of this proposal could
replace or supplement all the proposals listed above. The legislation itself
would be implemented at the state level, with agencies from the federal
government providing consultation and assistance in drafting the legislative
language. One of the ways that New Hampshire avoids the need for state income
tax is through the state supervision and administration of alcohol sales. Thus,
states should have considerable motivation to see the kind of revenue
enhancement that the sale of ammunition would bring in reducing the costs of
law enforcement.
And, the Black Swan Will Continue to Fly
It will be important that as a public we come to
understand that no matter what we do, there will always be disturbed
individuals who will gain access to lethal weapons; there will always be
children who acquire firearms because some adults are careless. When that
happens, there's a good chance that with no intention at all, someone will be
injured or killed. When that happens, remember that the unlikely or even the
impossible does indeed, sometimes happen.
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