Since the idea of restricting firearm sales and ownership in the US is so repugnant I've come up with a different strategy for eliminating Gun Violence.
First of all, it would involve the renaming of guns to reflect their intent and purpose. Away with the cool names like "HK SAM" or "AK 47" or "GLOCK" or "Smith and Wesson". In with brands like "The Mall Destroyer", "The Schoolyard Chum", "Bully Bully" ("The tragic but understandable reaction to bullying? Really? WTF PEOPLE!"), "The Terrorists...", "Gangsta's Choice", "Clear and transparent abuse of Authority", & "I AM THE LAW", "Above the Law", "The Compensator", "Revenge", the "Al Queda", the "Xenophobe", the "Vigilante", the "I lose fist-fights", I'm only scraping the surface here folks, there's a radical re-branding underway and the possibilities are endless. Only one rule - name every gun to it's manufactured intent and purpose.
Secondly, and this is a tough sell, but let me explain. Make every gun manufacturer and distributor accountable for the misdeeds of the weapon. I know, I know, there is something so fundamentally un-American about holding any corporation accountable or liable for it's actions or products, but such accountability would:
- Make the gun distributors a whole lot fussier about who they sold their shit to.
- Raise prices of guns, which given their awful possibilities should really be a little more pricey than they are. The increase in price would be necessary to pay out the many foreseeable lawsuits.
Well, that was easy enough. Now on to world peace...