Regulate Guns

On January 16, 2013, President Obama released 23 executive orders to reduce gun violence. The president has, under existing law, the authority to block the import of weapons that aren't "generally recognized as particularly suitable for, or readily adaptable to sporting purposes." He has not taken this action yet.

What seems clear is that their inherent dangerousness precludes the idea that guns cannot be subject to governmental control.

Guns are unacceptably risky to others. Gun owners should be held to a standard of strict liability for harm caused by the use of their guns. Gun owners should be required to purchase liability insurance to cover potential losses.