In reply to Brandon Kraft.

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Current laws need to be enforced and be stricter. If you are guilty of gun violence you need more than a slap on the wrist for example. By and large though, the biggest problem is what is called a "straw purchase." This is the case where someone buys guns legally and then goes and sells them illegally. The law against this needs to be drastically enhanced and finally enforced properly. This will significantly reduce the number of guns in the hands of "bad guys."
Liberals need to make a choice.
-They are against the militarization of police and cry out that police are too violent and shoot people.
-They proclaim that we shouldn't have guns and that we ought to just let the police handle it.

The reality is that a badge and gun does not make you trained. Many civilians have far more training than police officers. The way to fix the problem is to offer increased training for qualified citizens. The police do not exist to protect you, they exist to investigate after a crime has taken place. We need to start protecting one another.

Political Correctness needs to go: "if you see something, say something" is the best deterrent against any type of crime. However, if you say something today you are criticized for not being politically correct (take the case of the SB Shooters neighbor for example.) We need to get our heads out of our asses and bring back common sense. Everyone of the mass shooters was a complete wack job and there's no reason why we couldn't as a society know that before they went and killed people.

When you see some movement on these things then you will see that gun owners are more than happy to move on allowing things like closing a gun show loophole, background checks, etc. Most of us take our responsibility very seriously. For example, I won't sell a gun to anyone who hasn't passed a background check even though technically I could do so in many places.

A perfect example of what I am talking about is the argument over "open carry" in Texas. Many people think, "OMG, the wild west!"

The reality is far different. Open Carry exists only because of what is called "printing." For years CHL holders have had to worry about this. We are breaking the law if the "print" of the gun shows through clothing or if the wind blows your shirt up or whatever. Open Carry solves this problem because the gun can be seen. However, the caveat is that in order to Open Carry you must have a CHL. So, it's not that everybody is suddenly going to be walking around with a pistol on their hip. It's that CHL holders no longer have to jump through hoops. Oklahoma has had this for a long time and there have been no issues.

The vast majority of CHL holders have no intention of strapping on a pistol in plain sight anyway. We would rather not look like a threat and be able to have a tactical advantage...