• Lady Butterfly
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      2 months ago

      Yep, given the reality of how many firearms there are already, and the resources it would take to remove them… I think we should focus on other things.

      • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Who says the government needs to remove them? There could be a grace period of a year or maybe several years, during which people already owning a gun can apply for a license and receive the necessary training. Those who don’t want to get the license can come in to prove they made the firearm unusable. Anyone else owing a gun can be made liable after that grace period. This would minimize necessary resources.

        Also, a proper government should be able to focus on several things. And I do think daily school shootings is something worth focusing on.

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          2 months ago

          I agree that this is worth focusing on. Your suggestions would help. Sadly that doesn’t remove the firearms already in the US. Meaning that criminals can obtain them.