So, the debate around Coburn’s amendment to the Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights brings up several possibilities.
The one I’ve heard most of is reversing the Hughes Amendment to the FOPA. If you’re unfamiliar with it, I suggest reading up here. It’s a long but enlightening read.
The Hughes Amendment made it “unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun except in the case of a machinegun that was lawfully possessed before the date of enactment.” In plain terms, civilians cannot procure machineguns made after 1986.
The primary effect was to reduce the supply to a pre-existing pool of weapons, therefore raising prices through the roof. You want a machinegun? Find someone who already owns one and convince them to sell it to you. They can ask pretty much whatever they want.
Like many people, I’d like to see the Hughes Amendment repealed, but I know that the chances of such a thing are pretty much nil. Continued...