For voters, gun reform isn't partisan. The majority of Americans across the political spectrum (including gun owners) want more safety protections.
But for lawmakers, it's absolutely partisan. It is Republicans who have blocked meaningful gun reform for the last 30 years.
@rbreich what kinds of safety protections do most Americans favor that aren't already the law in all/most states?
@ech @rbreich
• functional restrictions such as on rate of fire and capacity
• mandatory liability insurance covering harm resulting from firearms
• mandatory background checks for all firearms purchases
• mandatory training
• mandatory firearm registration
• mandatory surrender of firearms upon issuance of restraining order
• mandatory surrender of firearms upon conviction of any violent offence
• mandatory psychiatric evaluation when individual possesses more than 3 firearms
@ech @rbreich
There is a huge range of rate of fire between semi-auto firearms. That is the problem with attempting to regulate mechanisms. A perfect example of this is the recent outcome of Garland v. Cargill (https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-bump-stock-ban/)
Regulating by rate of fire means that any mechanism, whether full-auto, semi-auto, or otherwise that is capable of exceeding a specified rate would be covered. How the rate is achieved is irrelevant to the down-range impacts.