For starters, I would not "ban guns". I believe people have the right to use guns for sport, and to use them to protect their property and families from criminals. As you know, I own guns, and I have them for precisely those reasons.

The Second Amendment as recently interpreted by the Supreme Court is absolute nonsense. The Constitution clearly is written to confirm the right of States to form citizen militias for defense and to maintain public order. But that is a moot point, we have now interpreted the Second Amendment as giving every citizen the right to own firearms. Well, I can live with that, I certainly don't disagree. But that same court has also established the authority of the states to regulate firearms and their use, so nothing I suggest here can be interpreted as unconstitutional.

Here's what I would do.

1) All firearms would be registered, and all firearms sales would be logged. The destruction or disposal of every firearm would also be logged and certified. Ownership of an unregistered firearm would be a crime.

2) All new firearms would have to be test fired and a record of the marks on bullet and casing be filed along with the serial numbers. Every bullet found in a victim should be traceable to the last legal owner of that weapon. It may not be practical to apply this procedure to existing weapons already in circulation, but it certainly could be applied to every weapon subsequently
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3) No military-style weapons will be allowed to be manufactured or sold. Those already in circulation would be eligible for a generous but voluntary government buy-back program. The definition of "military-style" would be established by law. Sure, it might be a bit arbitrary, but death and maiming are forever, so get over it.

4) No weapon could be sold without a background check of both buyer and seller. I know its an inconvenience, but that's the whole point. The gun business should be hard. And let's face it, we do the same thing with automobiles, and they're even more common than guns.

I have to go eat my dinner now before it gets cold, but I'll be back and finish this list later..