Damien

It seems like having mandatory, federal, background checks and registrations would at least help without preventing people from buying guns. I.E You have to obtain a licence, the licence is recorded at a federal level and requires a background check which searches any suspected link to terrorism, any violent criminal behaviour and any troublesome mental health issues. Each gun purchase is subsequently recorded against that licence and requires an additional waiting period. It would be illegal to sell or give a gun to someone with that licence and without the registration.

We do this, albeit without the background check, for people to drive cars so why not to own guns? I heard that people who are on no-fly lists can still buy semi-automatic rifles. That is a mental situation to be in. It highlights the power of the NRA that they've all lost quite a degree of freedom over the internet and air-travel arrangements but their freedom to amass a vast arsenal has increased since 9/11.