Maybe we gun owners should think like pot heads.

[avandelay]

You want to force people to have to buy guns, or will the government be providing these. This sounds a bit like forcing people to have health insurance. Just because something might be good for people doesn't mean you should force them to do it.

And honestly some people probably shouldn't be forced to own guns. What about people who have violent felonies, shall we allow them to have guns or force them to move out? What about people with deep mental health issues(I'm not trying to start a debate, so assume some crazed homicidal maniac who has made open statements), should they be forced to have guns or move out?

Check out Kennesaw, GA. Although at the city/town level instead of the county level, they have a law similar to what was suggested. It was more intended to ensure the right to firearms than anything, but they do give some good reasoning...see below from wikipedia -

Gun law

In 1982 the city passed an ordinance [Sec 34-21]^[18]

(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.
(b)Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.

Gun rights activist David Kopel has claimed that there is evidence that this gun law has reduced the incident rate of home burglaries citing that in the first year, home burglaries dropped from 65 before the ordinance, down to 26 in 1983, and to 11 in 1984.^[19] Another report observed a noticeable reduction in burglary from 1981, the year before the ordinance was passed, to 1999. A 2001 media report stated that Kennesaw's crime rates continued to decline and were well below the national average, making citizens feel safer and more secure.^[20] Later research claims that there is no evidence that [the law] reduced the rate of home burglaries [in Kennesaw],^[21][22] even though the overall crime rate had decreased by more than 50% between 1982 and 2005.^[23]
The city's website^[24] claims the city has the lowest crime rate in the county.

[Flatline]

Check out Kennesaw, GA. Although at the city/town level instead of the county level, they have a law similar to what was suggested. It was more intended to ensure the right to firearms than anything, but they do give some good reasoning...see below from wikipedia -

Gun law

In 1982 the city passed an ordinance [Sec 34-21]^[18]

(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.
(b)Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.

Gun rights activist David Kopel has claimed that there is evidence that this gun law has reduced the incident rate of home burglaries citing that in the first year, home burglaries dropped from 65 before the ordinance, down to 26 in 1983, and to 11 in 1984.^[19] Another report observed a noticeable reduction in burglary from 1981, the year before the ordinance was passed, to 1999. A 2001 media report stated that Kennesaw's crime rates continued to decline and were well below the national average, making citizens feel safer and more secure.^[20] Later research claims that there is no evidence that [the law] reduced the rate of home burglaries [in Kennesaw],^[21][22] even though the overall crime rate had decreased by more than 50% between 1982 and 2005.^[23]
The city's website^[24] claims the city has the lowest crime rate in the county.

So because they do something somewhere else we should do it here?

[Cthulhu]

I like this! Where do I sign?

[avandelay]

So because they do something somewhere else we should do it here?

No, I was merely showing where what was suggested has been done before with an 'out' for those that don't wish to participate.