That's nice ... but all gun laws are bad. Think about it...
Actually, I can think of few gun laws that are very good.
Utah's RKBA constitutional provision (Article 1, Section 6, Utah State Constitution) is a very strong, very clear protection of RKBA that includes specific provisions for the "individual right to keep and bear arms". While not perfect, this portion of our constitution is a pretty darn good gun law and it exists in its current form thanks to being strengthened sometime in the 80s, I believe.
I'm kind of fond of that federal "gun law" that makes it very difficult for anyone to successfully sue gun manufacturers for the criminal (mis)use of their products that worked properly.
Utah has a constitutional provision that requires a supermajority threshold in order for any citizen initiative dealing with hunting to become law. Want to know how many battles we've had to fight here with bleeding heart or out-of-State interests trying to use money and slick ads to outlaw proper wildlife management? Hint: It is a number less than 1. This is not strictly a "gun law" but certainly affects how we use our guns (and bows, and traps).
We have some laws providing a presumption of reasonableness and consequent protections from criminal and civil actions if someone uses deadly force against a home invader. This seems like a pretty good "gun law" to me.
We have a provision making clear that OCing a properly holstered firearm is
not, of itself, a violation of our Disorderly Conduct statute. We have a law preventing employers from taking any negative employment action against employees who lawfully have a firearm in their car, even if the car is parked in the company parking lot. Utah has copied Montana in passing a law excluding locally manufactured and sold firearms (no InterState commerce) from federal regulation. We're awaiting the court decisions dealing with Montana's law to see how this plays out. These all seem like not bad laws to me.
We have some laws protecting shooting ranges from noise, nuisance, or other complaints or local ordinances that would try to shut down existing ranges simply because someone decides to build a new neighborhood within hearing distance.
We have a host of laws dealing with the taking of game. While some may chafe at any legal limits on their conduct, most sane men recognize that some order is needed and in total, hunting laws here have helped provide opportunities to hunt to far more people than if we just left everyone free to do whatever they wanted.
I believe we have a law limiting how police departments handle firearms used as evidence, once the case is concluded, but I'd have to go double check that. I believe we have a proposed bill coming up that would protect a few thousand dollars of firearms against bankruptcy proceedings. There seems to be some merit in these kinds of laws.
No. If one actually,
THINKS much at all, rather than just spouting off bumper-sticker slogans or reacting from some anarchist view of all laws being infringements of liberties, he realizes that some laws dealing with guns are quite beneficial to the gun owner.
As for the
much longer list of gun laws that are bad, we're doing a fine job of whittling away at those here such that today, I can make a strong case that in total, Utah is one of the best States in the nation (and thus one of the best jurisdictions in the entire world) for the person who desires to legally carry a gun for self-defense. We did this through old-fashioned hard work using effective means. And it has taken a couple of decades. But it has happened and continues to happen. I'd be thrilled if some kind of "Gold fringe on the flag" or "I don't recognize the authority of this court" or even "My earnings are not 'income' and my motorcarriage is not a commercial vehicle" kind of thing would magically get us what we wanted overnight. But it hasn't. Neither have court cases arguing that "All gun laws are an affront the Constitution". So rather than waste time on such silver bullets, we've just buckled down and done some hard work.
Do let me know when your preferred methods start to yield similar fruit. Heaven knows I'd love to find a new hobby and prove that eternal vigilance isn't actually required to retain or regain liberty.
Charles