[jimjamuser]

In response to a Sarah_W post. That was a pretty strange ATTEMPTED analogy. But, I have to admit, it was a GREAT DEFLECTION from the subject and my proposed solution. Incidentally, I would be happy with ANY serious SOLUTION put into law. The recent laws passed are too watered down to be worthwhile. I don't think that any rational person needs a 50-round magazine for hunting or any purpose or even for being a FINAL check and balance on a big, bad national government. Actually, if people would like to do something to keep government from going bat-defecation-crazy - I can suggest a much more sane approach.
......We all know that voting in a democracy is a powerful tool. Well, just make it more powerful by requiring every legitimate citizen to vote. That would make voting a MORE powerful tool than it is today in the US. Funny thing.......Australia does it that way (and probably New Zealand) - once again, as with gun laws improving citizen safety, Australia proves itself a superior place to live compared to the US (at least with respect to those 2 important features of life).

.........Remember, mass murder events are increasing in number. At this rate of increase, pretty soon everyone in the US and EVEN TV Land will know of a relative or friend that has been shot during a mass murder event. I would welcome any SOLUTION that would be as effective as stopping sales of semi-auto rifles in the US. And while it would be possible to harden some schools in some neighborhoods. It will be impossible to harden all schools, churches, high school football games, and other group gatherings - that will not be a practical solution. It is ALSO impossible to predict who will be a LUNATIC and turn into a murderer. Better and cheaper to reduce the number of semi-auto rifles in circulation. At this point ALL rifles and shotguns are not the problem, just a sub-set of rifles......namely the semi-automatic ones!