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IN: Nation in dire need of uniform gun control
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Licensing and registration of all guns is an important first step. And as with the licensing of drivers and registration of automobiles, there must be certification that the owner of the device has some simple understanding of the use of the gun and how to store it safely.

I am suggesting a qualified person test an individual to determine the person has the ability to use the weapon in a safe manner and that written testing shows the person knows the rules for safe storage of the weapon.

And there must be a waiting period until the gun is registered, and the person is licensed to own the weapon. It is also prudent that the proposed owner of a gun undergo a background check.

Comment by: lbauer (1/16/2016)

Typical screed. Oh, I've always been around guns and really like them, but now we have to get rid of them.
Perpetuates the believe of the ignorant that a Chicago criminal can just cross the state line and legally buy a gun in Indiana.
Of course as is increasingly the case, the article does not allow for any comment. If it did I guarantee the author would get ripped to shreds.

Comment by: laker1 (1/16/2016)

Well, it should be a self evident truth that if guns are so easy to get in Indiana, Indiana should have a violent crime rate comparable to Chicago. That of course is the fallacy of the brain dead logic. Indiana has a far, far, lower violent crime rate than Illinois.

Comment by: jac (1/16/2016)

These idiots assume that in the absence of guns, crime and murder will go down.

Actually, in all likelihood crime will increase in the high crime areas. There won't be anything for the thugs to fear. They don't fear the police or the judicial system. The only thing they fear is running into someone with a gun.

The murder rate might go down some because you will not have the drive by shootings and bystanders getting shot, but you will have an increase in dead robbery victims.

Comment by: jac (1/16/2016)

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The problem is not the availability of guns. The problem is a culture that has no values or respect for anything including human life. Most of them already have criminal records and have gotten expert at gamming the judicial system. One program that would work at reducing crime would be to lock them up, but the government does not have the fortitude to come up with the resources to do so. Unfortunately the liberal judicial system abets the problem by placing restrictions on inmate treatment in prison that adds to the cost of incarceration. As far as I am concerned, if you can shove them in and still close the door, the prison isn't full yet.