Progressive Politics

Yes, we can.

The three pieces of "common sense" gun control that we need are:

1. 50-state reciprocity / National Concealed Carry licensure. It is obscene that a perfectly legal act performed by a person with no criminal record whatsoever, suddenly becomes an aggravated felony, simply by crossing a state line.

2. Public Access to NICS. A private seller should be able to ask a buyer for proof of a background check, and be able to verify that proof with NICS. Private sales are legal in most states, but private sellers have no access to conduct a background check. This leaves us with the absurd scenario where a private seller can sell to anyone. So long as the buyer doesn't indicate they are a felon, the seller can't be prosecuted, because there is no reasonable way for them to know. Provide that reasonable way, and such sellers can be prosecuted.

3. Remove silencers from the National Firearms Act. A prohibition on making guns quieter is a mandate for hearing damage.

Three common sense gun control measures we could and should implement immediately. Three common sense gun control measures that are broadly rejected by centrists claiming to be progressive.

The idiotic measures that Hillarycrats keep pushing - like Universal Background Checks, Assault Weapons Bans, Magazine Limits, Waiting Periods - are not "common sense". They are wildly unpopular attacks on mainstream gun owners.