Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.
Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.
Is it? That’s an interesting idea if it exists. I assume it would involve a camera with facial recognition. But I’d have to look at it before I really form an opinion. It wouldn’t stop it if the camera was pointed at anywhere besides the face, or if it was shooting through, say, a piece of paper.
When you say, “can,” if you mean that people would have to, I think you could run into a lot of the same backlash I was talking about. Probably would have better luck with a voluntary exchange, turn in your old gun and get a free smart gun sort of thing. I imagine the gun nuts would still find reasons to hate it, but hey, could save some lives.
There’s a lot of people out there that confuse “suggestions” with “solutions.”
We don’t need to have homeless people, or poverty either. We should just do Star Trek. Duh. Everyone will vote for my suggestion because it’s the best suggestion. It’s such a good suggestion that it is the solution.
You have proved me wrong with a thoughtful response. Thank you.
Yes, the smart gun thing is something gun nutters actually already rail against and it would definitely have limitations. I strongly feel that erring on the side of caution would be better than someone blowing their head off or accidentally shooting a family member.
With biometrics in place, let’s say a toddler gets a hold of the gun, even if it is loaded they will never be able to shoot it. There is no perfect solution of course because someone else would not be able to use you gun at a moments notice even if they were trying to defend you.
Story time. My wife grew up with a best friend in Washington. Her sister was up one night getting a snack and her husband shot her several times in the stomach. He claimed he thought she was an intruder getting into their fridge!? At any rate, she survived and ended up divorcing him.
Yes, of course there would be backlash. There are always winners and losers in everything. The trick is minimizing the loss and maximizing the desired results.
I really like the idea of replacing old unsafe guns because it is a good excuse to roundup all the guns without depriving people of a gun they can still buy. Granted it is buying another gun, but that is the buy-in that gun manufacturers would need.
You could also have some kind of exception for historical gun collectors. These are the best kind of solutions because it tries to come up with something positive for all parties even if some people will never be satisfied.