Thread by @soychicka

Maybe it's time for legislatures to consider passing laws that have jurisdiction based on population density?

AR-15s should be illegal to possess anywhere there is a population density > n / 550m, where n is the number of individuals with control over use of the weapon...

https://twitter.com/PoliticsInsider/status/1398073468994920448

iow, if a group is out hunting or target shooting, members of that group willingly place themselves within range of the weapon.

IOW, weapons possession should be a consent-based arrangement, and no one should be in range of a weapon without consent.

that would mean you can possess weapons for self-defense in urban areas, but not weapons designed for mass casualties.

that would mean individual municipalities could define their own consent structures, but not foist them upon other municipalities.

transport of weapons through jurisdictions should require pre-permitting of said weapon with local law enforcement for transport purposes... else, possession of any weapon that is illegal to possess in any given jurisdiction should be fully prosecuted

and individuals violating those laws should be permanently prohibited from possessing weapons in the future.

There you go.

Let the citizenry decide what laws should exist to protect themselves, and enforce compliance with those coming in from outside.

You want an AK? Get yourself 400 acres somewhere in the country and bring your buddies to go crazy.

But don't think you can bring it into to a populated area where there are 16,000 people within your 1km shooting range who don't consent to you having that weapon.