The Left's Proposed "Solutions" After The Recent Shootings

I have to say that the reactions have been somewhat more muted than I would have thought. I suspect that the Dayton shooter, with his close ties to the favored politicians and ideologies of the Left, may have taken some of the wind from their sails. Anyway, here is the roundup:

• "Schumer blasts 'red flag' gun legislation as 'ineffective cop out'"--The Hill. He's pushing for universal background checks (i.e., no more private transfers and what would amount to a de facto gun registration). Some of what Trump has said suggests that he may well support such legislation.
• "The Second Amendment solution to gun violence"--CNN. Jeff Yang proposes that "[a]nyone purchasing a gun should be required to enlist for military reserve service, spanning the entire period of their gun ownership." 
• "Dayton shooting shows six good guys with guns are no match for a high-capacity magazine"--Think Progress. The author of this piece wants to impose nationwide magazine-size restrictions reasoning "[i]f [the Dayton shooter had] only had 30-round magazines, he’d have had to reload at least once by then. If he’d had 10- or 15-round magazines, he’d have had to execute that maneuver three, four, potentially five times." And, therefore, he wouldn't have been able to shoot as many people before the police killed him.

Surprisingly, Salon hosted an article that asked "Could a national buyback program reduce gun violence in America?" and concluded that it might not actually be feasible. The author noted that most shootings in America involve handguns (although ignoring that most of this is related to minority gangs) but buybacks generally net mostly old, broken guns or long guns. The author also points out that gun buybacks have historically been ineffective in the United States where they have been tried, and the cost of a national buyback may be prohibitive.