Since the time of the Obama administration I have been motivated to contribute to the solution of America's problem of gun violence.  Clearly, crimes committed with fire arms continue occurring, it remains an issue of grave importance, so I have continued concentrating on developing a reasonable contribution to solve the problem.  I have determined it to be most wise to begin with a nationwide shakedown to confiscate all unregistered guns.  Beginning this process requires the federal government to, first, provide a date for all citizens to surrender their unregistered guns to local law enforcement with no risk of arrest.  Yet, then they will be allowed to retrieve what they have surrendered, but not before it has cleared a process of official registration.  This step must be followed by a sensible nationwide search of all public and private property in which any citizens who have not complied with the initial process will be prosecuted for the illegal possession of a fire arm, under the new law, which will carry up to twenty years in prison, with a mandatory minimum of ten-years to serve.   Nevertheless, as this initial part of my plan is most necessary to substantially lower the number of crimes committed with fire arms, I have even designed a more complete, fundamental legislative gesture which not only emphasizes the serious responsibility of gun ownership, but also makes the statement that America, in fact, takes it very seriously.
     This legislative proposal is a product of the idea that convicted felons should be granted the right to bare arms when returning to society from serving a prison sentence.  I am also humbly requesting that legislators thoroughly consider this as it must be considered--it is a natural right for any human being to protect himself and his family from others who may be threatening in any way.  Thus, American citizens who have been convicted of a felony must not be considered differently.  It is a revelation of the Spirit of Truth—and allowing convicted felons back into society with citizens who have never even been criminally charged is confirmation of that.
     Moreover, as a man who understands the things one might experience while serving time in prison, I have considered how important it could be for a convicted felon to own a gun once he is released from that type of environment.  I have realized it could be the very reason he and his family lives if he were ever met with a certain situation deriving from his stint in prison.  Additionally, when I acknowledged the possibility of a convicted felon returning to society either equally or even more mentally fit to own a gun than a citizen with no criminal history, I have concluded that aside from increasing the age requirement to twenty-one, another requirement yet must be met before any citizen of America is allowed to purchase a fire arm. 
     It should be clear to all that it is essentially the mental state of an individual with a gun that may actually cause that person to use the weapon  to commit a crime.  Therefore, a citizen's psychological state is the single most important element to consider when deciding whether to allow him to own a fire arm.  After acknowledging this, I then concluded that a standardized psychological evaluation, specifically designed by psychology professionals and other relevant experts, must be required and conducted by a psychologist to determine whether a citizen is mentally fit to own a gun.
     If the results of the initial evaluation indicate that a citizen is mentally fit to own a gun, he must purchase his weapon(s) within six months from the date he receives his evaluation results, and must undergo a renewal evaluation every six months thereafter in order to keep his fire arm and/or make new purchases.  If the gun owner fails to undergo a renewal evaluation, his gun(s) will be confiscated by local law enforcement and held until the renewal evaluation has been conducted and successful results have been confirmed.  Local law enforcement will be maintaining a record of evaluations using information provided to them directly from psychologists, and it will be their responsibility to make sure gun owners are being evaluated on time and obtaining successful results. 
     If a gun owner is found mentally unfit to keep his fire arm(s) as a result of a renewal evaluation, the gun(s) owned by that person will be confiscated by local law enforcement.  It will be held until the psychologist has determined that the gun owner has returned to the proper mental state by undergoing a specific method preordained by the founding designers of the evaluation process.  If the results of the initial evaluation indicate that a citizen is mentally unfit to own a gun, the citizen will have the opportunity to continue in a process of mental development in order to be re-evaluated. 
     Renewal evaluations will vary in detail and will be specifically geared toward determining a gun owner's mental state at that particular time.  This will provide a legal record that will either show the gun owner is maintaining the necessary mental state or whether an aberration has occurred. 
     Gun owners will be mandated to show physical proof of their fire arms at their local law enforcement center every six months.  This will be for the purpose of verifying that the fire arms on file are still in the possession of gun owners, and, of course, it will be illegal for gun owners to sell or give their fire arms to anyone without clearance from local law enforcement. 
     Yet, more importantly, if gun owners neglect to show physical proof of their fire arms on the required date, they will be given an additional twenty-four hours to do so.  If gun owners neglect to show physical proof of their fire arms by the end of the additional twenty-four hours, they will then be fined for every day they neglect to do so within an additional period of seven days, and must pay the fine at the time of local law enforcement’s inquiry, or surrender their guns to local law enforcement until the fine can be paid.  At the time of compliance with this particular measure, if on a later date than required by law--according to local law enforcement’s records--gun owners must also provide valid proof of the reason for the delay. Nevertheless, if gun owners have yet to comply by the end of the additional seven-day period, there will then be a warrant issued for their arrest and these violating gun owners will indeed be arrested.  This charge will carry up to twenty years in prison as well, since the offense can be ultimately considered just as serious as the charge of illegal possession of a fire arm. And finally, if gun owners do comply with this measure after the required date, with a record of a valid excuse for the delay, yet the situation occurs again at a latter time of inspection conducted by local law enforcement, a warrant for their arrest will be issued immediately on the first day following the required date of inspection, and those violating gun owners will indeed be arrested while facing up to twenty years in prison and also losing their right to bare arms if convicted. 
     Gun owners who are licensed to carry fire arms before this legislation is enacted must undergo the initial evaluation within the following six months of that date.  Those gun owners who neglect to do so will have their guns confiscated by local law enforcement and held until the initial evaluation has been conducted and successful results have been confirmed.  If any of those gun owners are found mentally unfit to keep their fire arms, they will be subject to the aforementioned rules pertaining to registered gun owners. 
     Citizens who surrender their unregistered guns on the date the legislation is enacted can retrieve those guns as registered from local law enforcement after their initial evaluation has been conducted and successful results have been confirmed, if those guns are not found to be stolen or do not provide evidence for any criminal case under investigation.
     People diagnosed with mental disorders of any kind will be subject to the guidance of their doctors and the details initially included in the essential process.
     Furthermore, if this plan is implemented, it will not only lower the amount of crimes committed with fire arms while giving America a firmer grip on gun ownership, but it is also very likely to create more jobs. 
     Nevertheless, in regards to the convicted felon who finds it necessary to own a gun, we must know that if he wants one bad enough, there is little that can stop him from getting it if laws governing gun ownership do not include what I have presented here.  However, if the convicted felon's purpose for wanting a gun is simply to protect himself and his family, he will not hesitate to go through the legal process to purchase one.  The Spirit of Truth has revealed the fact that only those who are likely to participate in criminal activities will settle for the option of illegally obtaining a gun.  Yet, reasonably, the individual who is willing to go through the legal process to purchase a fire arm likely has no intention to use it for criminal purposes. Thus, not only do I propose that all of what I have presented be included in a formal piece of legislation, but I also propose that we allow even the convicted felon to take advantage.