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The following is a proposal that was supposedly sent to the Arkansas Legislature for review by Arkansas Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffin (Link Removed).
I saw this on another Gun Forum. This guy is a Circuit Court Judge. I would think this guy would know the difference between RIGHTS and Privileges !
I mean Holy crap he's a judge!
SERIOUS GUN CONTROL
©Wendell Griffen
Across the United States, people are shaking their heads and searching for answers after what happened
in Newtown, Connecticut. But let no one be mistaken or deceived. The Sandy Hook Elementary School
massacre on December 14 was not an aberration. Except for the number and ages of the murder victims
in that tragedy, death and injury associated with firearms is sadly commonplace in the United States.
Once again, people are asking if gun control can be seriously undertaken. But this problem is not beyond
solving. Here are some suggestions.
1. Regulate all gun ownership. A firearm is a deadly weapon. We should, therefore, impose a blanket
requirement that all firearms be registered with state authorities who must share registration data with
the federal government (such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms within the U.S. Justice
Department). We already have such a registration requirement for motor vehicles. We need to impose a
similar requirement on firearms.
2. Require licensing and thorough evaluation before people can own firearms. Every gun owner
should be licensed only after undergoing a thorough background search with a physical and mental
examination regulated by law enforcement agencies. They should also be required to renew the license
in two or four year intervals. We require evaluation and governmental testing before a person is licensed
to drive. We need that kind of regulatory approach for gun ownership. And the background check to own
a firearm should be as stringent as the checks used before people are chosen to use them in law
enforcement. Simply put, if a person isn't socially, physically, and emotionally fit to be trusted with a
firearm to protect and serve society, he or she shouldn't be licensed to own a firearm privately.
3. Penalties for violating the law as a gun owner should be strengthened. When lawyers,
accountants, and airline pilots commit crimes and other anti-social behavior, that information is
considered relevant on whether they should remain licensed. We should also treat anti-social behavior
as a red flag when it comes to gun ownership. Gun ownership must be considered a trust. Unlawful
conduct should be viewed as breach of that trust.
4. Ban private ownership of assault rifles and high capacity magazines. Military-style weapons
should be restricted to the military and law enforcement. People who want to use assault rifles should
join the military or law enforcement where they can serve and protect society, not potentially endanger it.
To get existing assault rifles out of civilian circulation, the state and federal authorities should create
a "buy back" system. People who aren't in the military or law enforcement have no more reason to
possess assault rifles and similar weaponry and ammunition than possess fighter aircraft, howitzers, and
battle tanks and ammunition for them.
5. Impose higher insurance rates on gun owners. Gun owners pose a higher risk for committing
violence. Their home, life, auto, health, and disability insurance policies should reflect that risk.
6. Require liability insurance for every gun. Guns, like automobiles, cause deaths and injuries.
Liability insurance should be a requirement with each gun sale or trade as it is required for motor
vehicles. Failure to carry liability insurance should result in penalties ranging from fines, license
suspension, to forfeiture of the uninsured firearm.
These measures won't eliminate gun violence. Similar measures don't eliminate highway fatalities and
injuries caused by reckless, inattentive, negligent, or incompetent driving. However, these measures
can go a long way toward reducing gun violence and protecting society from the proliferation of barely
regulated firearms.
Finally, religious and other leaders should embrace these suggestions and take the lead in urging their
implementation. We've been timid far too long. It's time to stand up to the forces of intolerance, fear,
hate, greed, and the idolatry of violence.
We have serious work to do. The gun lobby and its supporters will mount a fierce opposition to anything
that hints at a more robust regulatory system. Let's prove ourselves ready, willing, and able to resist and
overcome that opposition and reduce the gun violence epidemic in our society.
This guy is a menace to society he thinks our Second Amendment Rights is equal to the privilege to drive!
He's a judge for CRIPES SAKE!!! :angry:
I saw this on another Gun Forum. This guy is a Circuit Court Judge. I would think this guy would know the difference between RIGHTS and Privileges !
I mean Holy crap he's a judge!
SERIOUS GUN CONTROL
©Wendell Griffen
Across the United States, people are shaking their heads and searching for answers after what happened
in Newtown, Connecticut. But let no one be mistaken or deceived. The Sandy Hook Elementary School
massacre on December 14 was not an aberration. Except for the number and ages of the murder victims
in that tragedy, death and injury associated with firearms is sadly commonplace in the United States.
Once again, people are asking if gun control can be seriously undertaken. But this problem is not beyond
solving. Here are some suggestions.
1. Regulate all gun ownership. A firearm is a deadly weapon. We should, therefore, impose a blanket
requirement that all firearms be registered with state authorities who must share registration data with
the federal government (such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms within the U.S. Justice
Department). We already have such a registration requirement for motor vehicles. We need to impose a
similar requirement on firearms.
2. Require licensing and thorough evaluation before people can own firearms. Every gun owner
should be licensed only after undergoing a thorough background search with a physical and mental
examination regulated by law enforcement agencies. They should also be required to renew the license
in two or four year intervals. We require evaluation and governmental testing before a person is licensed
to drive. We need that kind of regulatory approach for gun ownership. And the background check to own
a firearm should be as stringent as the checks used before people are chosen to use them in law
enforcement. Simply put, if a person isn't socially, physically, and emotionally fit to be trusted with a
firearm to protect and serve society, he or she shouldn't be licensed to own a firearm privately.
3. Penalties for violating the law as a gun owner should be strengthened. When lawyers,
accountants, and airline pilots commit crimes and other anti-social behavior, that information is
considered relevant on whether they should remain licensed. We should also treat anti-social behavior
as a red flag when it comes to gun ownership. Gun ownership must be considered a trust. Unlawful
conduct should be viewed as breach of that trust.
4. Ban private ownership of assault rifles and high capacity magazines. Military-style weapons
should be restricted to the military and law enforcement. People who want to use assault rifles should
join the military or law enforcement where they can serve and protect society, not potentially endanger it.
To get existing assault rifles out of civilian circulation, the state and federal authorities should create
a "buy back" system. People who aren't in the military or law enforcement have no more reason to
possess assault rifles and similar weaponry and ammunition than possess fighter aircraft, howitzers, and
battle tanks and ammunition for them.
5. Impose higher insurance rates on gun owners. Gun owners pose a higher risk for committing
violence. Their home, life, auto, health, and disability insurance policies should reflect that risk.
6. Require liability insurance for every gun. Guns, like automobiles, cause deaths and injuries.
Liability insurance should be a requirement with each gun sale or trade as it is required for motor
vehicles. Failure to carry liability insurance should result in penalties ranging from fines, license
suspension, to forfeiture of the uninsured firearm.
These measures won't eliminate gun violence. Similar measures don't eliminate highway fatalities and
injuries caused by reckless, inattentive, negligent, or incompetent driving. However, these measures
can go a long way toward reducing gun violence and protecting society from the proliferation of barely
regulated firearms.
Finally, religious and other leaders should embrace these suggestions and take the lead in urging their
implementation. We've been timid far too long. It's time to stand up to the forces of intolerance, fear,
hate, greed, and the idolatry of violence.
We have serious work to do. The gun lobby and its supporters will mount a fierce opposition to anything
that hints at a more robust regulatory system. Let's prove ourselves ready, willing, and able to resist and
overcome that opposition and reduce the gun violence epidemic in our society.
This guy is a menace to society he thinks our Second Amendment Rights is equal to the privilege to drive!
He's a judge for CRIPES SAKE!!! :angry:
