Use cars as a model?

Nicholas Kristof has an interesting approach to our gun violence problem. He looks at the issue of car safety. In 1946 there were 9.6 deaths per 100 million miles traveled; last year that number was down to 1.18. Why? The effect of such things as seat belts, federal safety standards, a national speed limit, car safety ratings, air bags, mandatory reporting of defects. 

His suggestions for addressing the gun problem: 

• Background Checks - 22 percent of guns are obtained without one 
• Protection Orders - Keep men subject to domestic violence protection orders from having guns 
• Ban Under-21s - A ban on people under 21 purchasing firearms (this is already the case in many states) 
• Safe Storage - These include trigger locks and guns and ammunition stored separately, especially when children are in the house 
• Straw Purchases - Tighter enforcement of laws on straw purchases of weapons, and some limits on how many guns can be purchased in a month 
• Ammunition Checks - Experimentation with a one-time background check for anybody buying ammunition. 
• End Immunity - End immunity for firearm companies. That’s a subsidy to a particular industry 
• Ban Bump Stocks  - A ban on bump stocks of the kind used in Las Vegas to mimic automatic weapon fire 
• Research ‘Smart Guns’  - “Smart guns” fire only after a fingerprint or PIN is entered, or if used near a particular bracelet.

Make sense to you?