0/10: What can we do about the gun violence epidemic? As a #GunOwnerForGunReform, I can tell you we can do plenty.
My article, "It's the System, Stupid," lists 10 concrete steps we can take now that don't infringe on anyone's gun rights.
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1/10: Pass Universal Background Checks:
33 states don't require background checks for all gun sales. Close the Gun Show Loophole & expand background checks to include magazines and ammunition.
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#JamiesLaw #GunOwnerForGunReform @fred_guttenberg
2/10: Close the Charleston Loophole:
Each year hundreds of thousands of potentially prohibited people buy guns from licensed dealers without a completed background check. Extend the time to complete one.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
3/10: Pass a national “Red Flag” law:
Allow family members, schools, and law enforcement to intervene by petitioning a court for an order to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing guns.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
4/10: Pass Domestic Terrorism Legislation:
The US is seeing increasing levels of hate crimes. As we saw with ISIS & Al Qaeda extremists, radicalization doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Right-wing media must also be accountable
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
5/10: Pass Mandatory Waiting Periods:
The Atlanta shooter got his gun an hour before his rampage. The Uvalde shooter purchased 375 rounds of ammunition and an AR-15 just days before the Uvalde massacre.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
6/10: Ban High-Capacity Magazines:
155% more people are shot when an assault weapon with a high-capacity magazine was used. Although 70% of Americans such a ban, only nine states have enacted laws to do so.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
7/10: Increase Legal Age for Guns & Ammunition to 21.
Over 2/3 of school shootings were committed by shooters under 18 while the median age was 16. Kids this age lack impulse control. 82% of Americans support this change
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
8/10: Enforce Parental Accountability.
Only 23 states have Child Access Prevention laws to hold parents accountable when kids access guns. Many of those laws are watered down and prosecutions rare.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
9/10: Require Manual Trigger Safeties:
Gun makers aren't required to manufacture guns with manual safeties that could prevent the all-too-common act of a child pulling a trigger and “accidentally” killing mommy.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
10/10: End Gun Maker Immunity:
The threat of civil liability and punitive damages promote consumer safety. However, gun makers enjoy broad immunity from the justice system and are rarely held accountable.
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#GunOwnerForGunReform
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