The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie.

[sarisataka]

45. Those are some things to work with

At this point I could see requiring some sort of safety class proof in order to purchase a firearm. Perhaps that can be expanded to license an individual owner. They would have the option then to own zero one or more firearms. There was a time I supported registration but the band them all and melt them down crowd has pushed me away from that.

Insurance does not bother me, I have it. It is very cheap. I will point out however that is soon as it was discovered insurance is offered, through the NRA (surprise surprise), it is suddenly became murder insurance and anyone who bought Insurance on their guns was obviously looking to kill someone. It can't go both ways either insurance is good or it is bad.

I believe manufacturer should be held responsible for a defective product. However if they release it into the market and all necessary steps are followed but it still ends up in the hands of someone who should not have had the gun that is not on the manufacturer. This latest case is a perfect example. Everybody did everything they should have in the sale but because other agencies beyond their control drop the ball there was no flag in the system to stop the sale. That the manufacturer nor the seller should be held accountable for.

Some years ago I had a teenage cousin killed by a drunk driver. I do not hold Ford responsible nor do I hold Jack Daniels responsible. However that driver who had 9 previous DUIs went out and bought that truck with no background check from a private seller, walked into a liquor store bottle bottle of whiskey, locked and loaded and proceeded to kill one and crippled another person for life. The manufacturers of those products had no ability to control how they were used.

The thing is had he used a gun as the tool of death he would still be in jail. But since it was just a vehicle and he was drunk he is out after a short stint. I would bet $100 he still drinks and drives even though he has had his license revoked for life and has killed one, crippled another and injured three people previously.