tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post4820492430200892339..comments2024-03-07T17:08:03.583-05:00Comments on Lionel Deimel’s Web Log: Gun ControlLionel Deimelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08363018512775944659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320087.post-88448475179760243362016-06-23T18:14:57.338-04:002016-06-23T18:14:57.338-04:00This is somewhat covered in Item #5 but I would ex...This is somewhat covered in Item #5 but I would explore the possibility of writing "Strict Liability" laws for guns. The legal concept is if you are engaging in a dangerous activity and something goes wrong, you can be held legally liable. So if you own a gun and someone steals it and then commits a crime with it, you can be held liable. This would give the gun owner extra incentive to ensure their guns aren't stolen.<br /><br />I think the gun regulation debate is much like the alcohol debate 30 years ago when MADD first came on the scene. Mothers Against Drunk Driving wanted to do something to stop auto fatalities caused by those driving drunk. Now this seems like a no-brainer and of course we should get drunk drivers off the road and administer appropriate penalties. But many American's first response to MADD was "Oh, no we are going back to Prohibition. They are going to take away MY alcohol, etc." <br /><br />Yetchanging laws is only part of the equation. We must make guns the equivalent of cigarettes - something which once seemed cool and which we simply could not live without but now seems dirty, disgusting, unhealthy and uncool.<br /><br />Bob ButtonBob Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993345472989904247noreply@blogger.com