An aspect of gun control that other countries practice that doesn’t come up in America a lot is ammunition control. In Japan, if you’re one of the privileged few allowed to own a gun (and only shotguns and rifles are legal), you have to return all your spent cartridges if you want to buy any more. In Israel, after you’ve purchased the one gun you’re allowed to own, you’re given a box of 50 bullets, and that’s it. You can’t buy any ammunition anywhere, that’s your lifetime supply, although a shooting range will provide you with more, but only for use at that range. Even in countries with more relaxed gun control laws, like Switzerland and Serbia, buying ammunition requires all the same paperwork as buying a gun (mental health records, criminal records, etc) and you can only buy ammo for the gun you own. Gun control advocates in the US should consider placing an emphasis on ammunition control in addition to everything else.
God that actually makes a lot of sense
I never really thought about that. I’ve gone trap shooting a few times and there’s just fields full of shotgun shells and I carry hundreds of extra shells in my bag and never even think about it… We don’t even pick up after ourselves the guy that owns the land does. Having to trade shells in for more ammo would help more than just controlling ammo, it would also eliminate a lot of the littering that goes along with shooting. I know not all guns fire plastic shells but if we turned in the plastic/metal shells we could also melt them down for reuse
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