# As a responsible gun owner, we as a country need to fix this gun violence problem! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 5, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697 "2022-06-05T14:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 172
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697/172 "2022-06-07T12:56:23Z")
But there are already no end of restrictions on what kind of weapons one can own and use, so we’re really _not_ talking about either _end_ of the spectrum. You _cannot_ own an RPG or a small tactical nuclear weapon or a [**bouncing betty**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-mine) or a **[cluster bomb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_munition)** for personal security and we really _aren’t_ talking about banning pens and pencils because somebody _could_ stab you in the neck with either and render you dead. So the question is … what give … what possible actions _could_ we take in the one hundred yards _between_ end zones that might constitute a sweet spot between maximally reducing gun violence and minimally infringing on ‘liberties.’ Which, ISTM, is what @Left_Hand_of_Dorkness is/was aiming for in their [**gun thread**](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minmaxing-gun-laws/965515). --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-responsible-gun-owner-we-as-a-country-need-to-fix-this-gun-violence-problem/965697)._