Nickel Plated
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- Jun 14, 2012
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Chief the solution is pretty simple, eliminate the gun free zones. Make everybody do 2 yrs of service, like in some European countries, upon completion of which they can then purchase firearms and ammunition. In essence make their DL their CCW, only revocable by a court of your peers.
Only 2 problems with that:
First, requiring some sort of "test", like 2 years of military service, in order to access your rights is not the way the constitution works.
Secondly, who is going to pay for this? We currently spend more on our military than anyone else in the world. Inf act several times more than the next country down the list. And all that with just about 1% of the US population serving. How much would it cost to have every able-bodied male* do 2 years of service? People complained about the cost of Obamacare and it's burden on taxpayers. Oh lawd, wait until this mess comes about.
And for all that hassle and expense we would be severely degrading the quality of our military. All that just to cut down on a handfull of shootings.
*PS: Just caught that, what about women? Traditionally they are exempt from drafts or other mandatory military service, even in the most totalitarian nations. Do they lose their rights because they didn't meet the requirements? Or do they get an exemption from the 2 years just because they're women? Some inequality goin' on there.