[flerchin]

If you want common sense gun laws like licensing and insurance, you have to change the constitution. It's not all that hard, you just need 2/3rds of the Senate and House to vote to draft a proposed amendment, and 3/4 of the state legislatures to ratify it. This has happened as recently as 1992.

Until then, the reason that guns are not regulated like cars is because of the 2nd amendment. "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

Overwhelming majorities of both Democrat and Republican voters support stricter gun laws. I propose something like "Firearm ownership is subject to necessary regulation to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the people. This amendment repeals the 2nd amendment."