Maine
I feel sick today. Again.Let's skip the pedantic "Sure, guns are designed to kill, but they're not designed JUST to kill PEOPLE" objections and get right to what we can do.
For one, we can vote to elect people who will do something about this bullshit.
Two, when we elect those people, they can repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which created a liability shield for gun manufacturers in 2005. It's mind-boggling that this law was ever passed in the first place. Repeal it, then watch gun manufacturers stop manufacturing assault rifles in record time or get sued out of existence.
Today, you can buy one of these weapons in the U.S. for $500-1000. When they stop being manufactured, though, the cost on the resale market will skyrocket overnight. That alone will deter some of these idiots.
Three, start a buyback program for the existing assault rifles. Yes, that feels a bit bitter, to be rewarding people who bought these in the first place, but let it go. Reducing the number of weapons outstanding is more important.
The harder you make it for someone to get an assault rifle, the harder it is for someone to do this. Again.
Vote.
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