After looking into the matter further, I do agree that gun control is very lax. There should be a lot more hoops to jump through before being able to purchase a powerful rifle for whatever recreational purpose it may serve.
Could ideas such as this be implemented?
- Mandatory psychological exam and waiver.
- Training and certification requirement.
- Longer waiting period.
- Requiring a license to own a military style rifle and make that license REALLY expensive.
- Make guns in general more expensive by taxing them.
I like the making guns more expensive to own idea because the Colorado shooter wouldn't have been able to afford a hypothetical $10,000 "assault rifle license fee." Perhaps take it a step further and issue the licenses like liquor licenses. Only a certain quota allowed per 100,000 citizens. That, plus long waiting lists should deter a mass murderer.
There I solved the problem.
