This is from friend of blog Marty one of the first unique ideas I've heard on the fact the country is swimming in guns

A friend of mine just wrote the following....maybe the beginning of an answer? 

 "The solution is simple -- if you own a gun (just like a car) you must purchase insurance on the gun in order to own it. This way an INSURANCE company with "something to lose" would insist on only having "healthy" & responsible people (like drivers) owning a gun. If you have a gun and it goes missing or is stolen -- you are required to contact your insurer and file a police report."