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Instead of guns, why not regulate ammo? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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So yeah you can fire a bullet so many different ways, a rusty nail and hammer will do the trick. Isn't the real problem the frickin bullet?

I swear in Sweden or something, you can take a gun home but ammo is only sold and consumed at the range and not for taking home.

Sure, you can make this a hollistic approach regulating guns and ammo, but the ammo seems to be the bigger issue here. You can make guns easy peasy, but ammo is much harder to manufacture and easier to regulate.

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[โ€“] 1 point 1 month ago

IMHO what everyone thinks of when you say 'regulate' is 'ban', and it doesn't necessarily mean the small things.

Regulation means adding legislation and requirements for ownership:

You must carry X amount of insurance for liability, etc. For each type of round....the more ammo you own, type, etc. The higher the premium.

Don't have insurance? Thats probable cause for a search warrant and confiscation of any firearms in your home/work, etc. And a ban on you owning firearms.

Manufacturing ammo or ammo making supplies? Thats a hefty insurance premium as well, and it should be hefty to weed out individuals.

Licensing for ammo making and supplies should require courses (expensive) annual regulatory fees, oversight and limitations on quantities produced every year.

I'm sure there are more hurtles that can be thrown up there, but the current administration has proven that regulations don't mean shit (unless, of course, you mean cyclospora).

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