GUN LAWS... A "How To" guide to fixing this

Enough already! Here is how to get sensible gun laws.
Step 1. Get a list of those politicians who accept donations from the NRA directly of through PACS. The lists are on line.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/15/list-us-politicians-receive-millions-national-rifle-association-7314597/
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=d000000082

Step 2. Decide that you will not support one who takes a donation next time and more importantly WILL support one who DOESNT.

Step 3. Email them and TELL THEM that you are watching and how your vote will go and tell your friends to do the same.

Step 4. Keep the pressure on. All that is required for bad things to happen is for good people to do nothing. Donald Trump is not going to make America Great again.. But ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they actually try.

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

Because criminals obey the law?

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@MrBrownstone I said "Sensible Gun Laws" Like maybe a licence with a basic Psych test? I dont believe Americans will ever be disarmed.. There are just too many guns out there.. But making it harder for mentally ill people and criminals to get them legally and a crime for them to own them would be a nice step.

TeresaRudolph71 · 51-55, F

@whowasthatmaskedman I think we need to first make sure the laws we already have are enforced, before we start making new laws. It seems to me that that's the bigger problem. I do agree that it should be harder for criminals and people with mental illnesses that make them potentially dangerous to get guns.

The trouble is, so many of those people already have guns that it's a little late to try to prevent them from getting them. And they may also obtain them through illegal means.

This puts law-abiding citizens, who jump through all the necessary hoops to get a gun, when they feel that they are in danger, at a very real disadvantage. I agree, of course, that not everyone should have a gun, but some people need them to protect themselves. I don't think we've found the best solution to this problem yet, but this needs to be taken into consideration.