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In reply to the discussion: This seems like an absurdly easy way to achieve universal background checks on gun purchases [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)27. gun registration shouldn't scare gun owners any more than car registration scares car owners
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This seems like an absurdly easy way to achieve universal background checks on gun purchases [View all]
Recursion
Feb 2013
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Once the license is issued, scan the bar code like a lottery ticket machine does
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#1
It ain't hard. All the gun dealer needs is a phone line or internet connection.
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#3
Unless each gun carries a registration similar to a vehicle this will fail....
Swede Atlanta
Feb 2013
#9
I am drafting a letter for my (non-voting) Congresswoman. People who don't live in DC...
Recursion
Feb 2013
#12
No need for credit; I think this is a good idea and I'd love to see it implemented
Recursion
Feb 2013
#18
I like that, too: start it, at least, as just a simplification rather than a requirement
Recursion
Feb 2013
#16
Power to pre-clear people? The same thing that currently gives them power to clear them in real-time
Recursion
Feb 2013
#24
gun registration shouldn't scare gun owners any more than car registration scares car owners
CreekDog
Feb 2013
#27
I don't think it should either. Machine guns have been registered for 80 years...
Recursion
Feb 2013
#28
Good idea. Maybe it could be an optional add-on when renewing car registration,
ecstatic
Feb 2013
#29
Legislation is not a magic spell. Almost no matter what is done would not eliminate the risk
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#46