call it the Sentinel Militia Act. Basically get a universal free license, that requires training, that gives you freedom to carry open or concealed anywhere. Opt in, but offer benefits to joining

have the license requirements managed by the Nat Guard, and only local databases about enrollees

Oh honestly I think firearms and first aid should be a required component of schooling

^^^^

big fax

I think the root to the problem goes back again to dysfunctional families and and escalated mental health problems

@pussydestroyer that's definitely true, but soft targets do seem to invite this sort of thing

Quite possibly. Somehow this wasn't a problem in the era of mail-order machine guns

2a is civics, civics is important for citizens to know
Ergo 2a should be core curriculum

That's the other thing eh

Gun restrictions started proper in what, the 60s?

depends on what you mean

(well, organised crime probably was but still)

Oh Im not disputing that. But I think its important to combat the problem that causes predominantly men, to commit mass shootings. I feel like mass shootings is a symptom of a deeper problem in our culture @A. Spader

1860s was the first time you see any real restrictions, with acts to bar black people from owning guns under the guise of 'safety'

The NFA was in the 1930's, so I'd at least go back that far

1920s and 30s are the first time racially neutral gun control was a thing

yeah the NFA

and the NRA helped ban conceal carry in a number of states in the 1920s

Ah, 34 and 27 seem to be highlights yeah

Oh and the FFL

then you have the GCA of 1968, that was the real hammer

in 38

Yeah that's what I was thinking of

same year Reagan banned OC in city public in california

Point being though, outside of racially targeted laws and laws deemed unconstitutional

Primary breakdown of gun rights is relatively recent

And yet it's not like for all of the US' history it was this brutal and barbaric place

from about 1968-1990s the 2A was almost destroyed

but the conceal carry movement and orgs like the Second Amendment Foundation and Gun Owners of America had started in the mid 80s, and by 2000 gun rights came roaring back

contrary to what Colbert believes, American gun culture is experiencing revival right now

we're light years better off than we were only 30 years ago

the '94 Assault Weapons Ban is not getting passed again without ether major opposition or civil war

Isnt crime overall going down as well?

yep

*I wonder why*

hit it's peak in the 70s and 80s, has been going down ever since

It is a mystery 👻

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Its almost as if guns are effective in preventing crime

Social breakdown started in the 60s, never forget