Universal background checks for any transfer of a firearm should be an easy law to enact, given that polls have found significant public support for the idea. Second, there is no need for civilians to own such weapons of war as semiautomatic rifles. Some might find them fun to shoot, but that's hardly reason to loose them upon a civil society. If a ban on such weapons is beyond political reach, Congress should at a minimum outlaw bump stocks and other related devices that can convert semiautomatic guns to near-automatics. President Trump has proposed doing that by regulation, but it's unclear whether his move will pass a court challenge; Congress can and should do it by law.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2018 21:11 UTC