OPINION:
I propose a commonsense solution that might help to prevent guns from falling into the hands of bad actors and mentally ill users: Require all gun owners to possess and use a gun safe.
Current gun owners should be given a reasonable amount of time to purchase such a safe. All future gun buyers must purchase a safe when a gun is purchased, and all gun owners must sign a legally enforceable document certifying that the gun will be used by the legal owner only and that it will be secured in the safe when not in the physical possession of the owner. Failure to comply with these rules will be punishable as a felony with appropriate fines and jail time. If a crime is committed by an individual who had possession of the gun with the knowledge of the owner or by someone who gains possession of the gun because the owner failed to secure it as required, the owner will be considered as aiding and abetting the perpetrator and will be appropriately punished.
I have a possible answer to the abortion issue, too. To ensure that a mother who wants to abort her baby is fully aware of what takes place, she should be required to view a video of such a procedure, as well as photos of the face and body of the fetus. Laws should also require the biological father, if he is known, to sign a paper agreeing to the abortion. If he does not agree, he must accept full responsibility for raising the child. The mother must then forfeit any right to participation in the life of the child.
Although I am not a religious person, the prevalence of evil throughout the world suggests that it is time for the promised second coming.
ROBERT WOLPERT
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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