The key elements of a national gun and ammunition licensing system would include:
A multi-step approval process, overseen by a law enforcement agency, that requires background checks,
in-person interviews, personal references, rigorous gun safety training, and a waiting period of 10 days for each gun purchase.
Licenses would be
renewed every year upon successful completion of annually refreshed requirements in the above areas. In the process,
a national registry of firearms sales would be created to make gun owners responsible for their weapons and hold them accountable when those weapons are used in a crime. Our licensing system would also include the ability to disarm individuals who become a danger to themselves or others.
Annual licensing fees for anyone who wants to obtain a national gun and ammunition license. Gun violence has indirect and direct costs of hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and a
ny responsible gun owner would pay into the national licensing system for the ability to possess and use firearms.
In addition, we would impose
higher fees on the bulk purchase of firearms and ammunition, which have been predicates to the misuse of firearms.
A higher standard for gun ownership, which would start with
raising the minimum age for gun possession to 21. In addition, we would expand prohibited categories for obtaining a gun license, with a focus on those with a propensity for violence. This would include: individuals with felony convictions, any level of domestic violence offenders (protective orders and misdemeanors), individuals with a documented history of violence, individuals convicted of hate crimes, individuals convicted of stalking, and individuals that make a credible and public threat against a specific person or institutions such as schools, churches, or workplaces.
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limit of one firearm purchase per month.
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prohibition on any and all online firearm and ammunition sales or transfers, including gun parts.
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requirement to safely store firearms, including implementing national standards for locking devices on guns.
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requirement to report guns that are lost or stolen to local law enforcement within 72 hours.
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