That makes sense. The only problem I have with that is the fact that I don't trust all these emotional crazy unstable sexually confused but jobs we call "people" with any weapon at all.

If you look at a country like Australia where 66% of tradesmen go to work with at least 1 type of drug in their system. You'd also understand why it would be horrible to arm people like that.

Even though I myself would like to be armed at all times. In case a shooter or terrorist decides to try end my life.

I can't even carry a leather mans in the UK. it's a really good country at making victims.

You could be right.

I know. The idea was a "less than lethal" alternative

I completely agree with you

I’ve watched fathers let their kids go without decent shoes yet ‘every payday’ purchase another gun! Those same kind of fanatics have been hoarding powder and bullets for 30 years now, assuming, when ‘all hell breaks loose,’ they’ll not only ‘win,’ but become rich selling guns & ammo.. And when ‘the end times’ don’t arrive, decide to go out taking as many as possible with them...

That'd never work. That just means the poorer people won't be able to afford ammunition to practice. Making them less accurate, causing more damage and possibly injuring innocent bystanders.

@Varn

Scary thought.

@Lancer

It was a thought.

@Varn If fanatics are hoarding guns and ammunition, then there are less for the bad guys to shoot people with so that would be a good thing.

@dahermit They’ve fed an industry that’s used it’s profits to encourage more consumption and pay off politicians to keep it all going… And with all that ammo out there, there’s more for the bad guys to take..

@dahermit

Wouldn't they just make more? Every time there is a mass shooting gun/ammo sales go up. Isn't it logical that the manufacturers would increase production?

For what purpose? What do you hope to accomplish?

@dahermit

It was just a thought. If ammo is very expensive then the perps would be more careful about waste, and maybe there would be less drive-by shootings. Possibly law enforcement would have more opportunity to concentrate on the underground sales of firearms/ammo instead of the kids on the street in gangs shooting each other.

@Betty I like that idea...as a person who makes his own ammo in great abundance to allow me to shoot about 13,140 rounds per year on my home range, if there was an ammo shortage it would up the price and I could make more to sell on the Black Market. I could make some serious money.

@dahermit

The black market being illegal would mean serious jail time if you were caught and since there would be money from taxes the ATF would have the resources to find you.

@Betty There is serious jail time for being a drug dealer but that has not resulted in fewer people addicted to drugs.

"How about heavily taxing ammunition and gunpowder?" Why should those of us who use guns for hunting, target, shooting, etc. have to pay more because there are criminals who use guns to kill people? None of my guns have ever killed anyone.

@dahermit

That's like saying, why should my insurance go up, I've never had an accident?

Tax dollars fund services you'll never use. You don't use women's health clinics, why should you pay for it?

Are you telling me that you have gotten the benefit of all the services that your tax dollars have paid for? If you did then you would be the first one I have heard of.

@dahermit

That's a different conversation since it is a little more complicated. The health profession has a measure of responsibility that hasn't been dealt with.

I already said I didn't think it was a real solution. It was a joke I said to a friend.

Also just chill. I'm not your enemy. I enjoy target shooting myself and if I could. I'd shoot almost every day.

it's the world we made ourselves

@LeighShelton What ever that means.

well guns and violence are a human trait that we do to our own kind