What gun-control really ought to do [View all]

One thing gun-control really really ought to get a new name. Having that unfortunate "control" term stuck in there is mostly a myth. Laws don't control people.

People control themselves; people can control other people. The most effective laws would be those that motivate and empower people. Empowering a gun owner to access a background check for a private sale is empowering. Requiring folks to register, pay fees and buy insurance is not empowering nor do they inspire cooperation.

Gun-control really needs to give up on the idea of banning damn near anything.

The pro-control needs to lose the idea that semi-auto guns which look like ARs, AKs, M-16s... are any more dangerous than any other semi-auto ranch/varmint gun of equivalent caliber.

We've had several horrific domestic terror attacks some with firearms. In no case was .50 cal used to shoot down an aircraft. Let go of that one for good.

Finally, give up on the idea that the Second Amendment covers only state run militias. The individual rights view is now the law of the land.