Compromises on gun control that we might accept. No, really, any good ideas?

I posted a message on facebook the other day in response to a discussion that I was having with some guys out here in the oil patch about gun control. What we give up when these so-called "gun control" legislations come up, etc. Thinking that instead of complaining about what's on the table, we need to contribute ideas that may (or may not) give antis the warm-fuzzy they need and possibly even take a small bite out of gun crimes, which would benefit all of us. At the same time, I hate legislation that leads to new laws of any flavor, but thought this was a cool idea, so I figured I would share.

This is the original post from FB, pardon the "Democrats" and "Obama" portions, it was meant to spark some attention:

Hey, Democrats. I got a compromize for you. Since Obama is all about handing out money for things that aren't rights guranteed in the constitution anyways (cell phones, stimulus, etc), how about handing out some money to protect our rights? How about a tax-break or govt subsidy for gun owners to help them fund security for their weapons. A lot of gun owners would be more inclined to buy a safe if they could write it off on their taxes. Just sayin'

The discussion amongst my co-workers was that without passing any new restrictions, making gun-safes, bed-safes, etc cheaper and easier for gun owners to purchase might actually spur them to do so. 1000 dollar safe = 1000 dollar tax-break? I'd bite.

Some things before they come up, just to be clear on my opinions:
1. Yes, govt spending needs to be cut back, not increased, but a tax write-off on a safe isn't that much money and probably less than the cost of trying to enforce some silly legislation.

2. There would need to be clear lines as to what exactly was covered by such a tax break.

3. The anti's don't want to support our common interest, but then again they gotta compromise too.

4. TaxID who claimed this WOULD show who bought safes/etc, so we could all banter about this being a step toward regristation or a national DB. Again, compromise. I don't want a national gun database, but I would like to put something on the table that could have intended consequences of reducing crime without further legislation against what I can and can't own.


Anyone else have any thoughts on something we could shoot off to our congressmen to dump on the "gun control" table?

Hmm, not sure if I worded my point poorly or if some threads here have strayed. I wasn't speaking "down the road" and I know some of you think of that as short sighted, but nobody ever came to inspect how I spent my pell grant or my student loans. I can assure you that not 100% of them went to books and classes (even though everything involved me being able to continue my education, the rest I funded with a full time job).

I was just saying that a tax deduction or something of the short would shut some of the voices up that are knee jerking. I am also of the opinion that a LOT of "illegal" weapons don't come from ftf sales, though we all know that some will, but from theifs who find them while they are robbing a house, sometimes casing houses just for the weapons, which are pretty easy to dump for money or to arm them for future crimes. There are also a LOT of gun-owners out there, myself included, that don't have a "gun safe" for various reasons. I believe that the bottom line is that "it's not worth the cash for my situation right now." The point of such a tax deduction would be to make it more appealing for a gun owner (or even a non-gun owner that wants to protect their valuables) to lock them up when they aren't home. Yea, it's easier to just keep the one in the desk there than to tote it back to the safe when you leave for work. Okay, what about a fingerprint box secured to the desk(wall, whatever)? Tax deduction. New safe, tax deduction. If it would speed up the already declining violent crime rate, and the dems were willing to accept it as viable for that cause, perhaps it could even start a trend for us to get back some of the NFA items under the guise that, well, crime rate continues to drop, lots of people are claiming "safe" deductions, hell, let em have that supressor. If a criminal breaks in they shouldn't be deaf for the rest of their life because they chose not to die.

"Down the road" depends on how you continue the fight, not the current piece of legislation on the table right now. Look at how CC has caught on in the last two decades.

@mrvco - and you will always have those people, but you can turn the semi-antis back toward the light by convincing them that you are in it for the cause of stopping crime. Isn't that one reason we have them?

@RetiredUSNChief - everyone I know seems to be against inmates watching cable TV and having other luxuries. I for one think they need to work, but some would say that's borderline slavery. All the same, I'm all for them punching license plates and cleaning litter on the side of the road, as well as manufacturing their own clothes, cooking their own meals, growing their own gardens, and other things that might actually REFORM them instead of just HOLDING them. Totally on your side, but this is a seperate issue.

I dunno, these are my thoughts, and I'm not God, so there are going to be disagreements. I would rather my plan than what's on the table at the moment. And to be sure, my anti friends all hate the idea too. But maybe that's what we need, an idea that everyone has to give up a little instead of whittling more off of our rights. Just my two coppers.