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In reply to the discussion: No, I'm not going to register my guns. [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)1. The NRA argues that guns make you safer, and if in the extremely rare chance that there was a home invasion, it probably could. Part of that logic is that no one knows which house has them, so it's "Russian Roulette" for the invader. In my personal case, I own for sport purposes. I am not afraid that someone will break in during the night. So much so that I only have the screen doors closed at night in summer (no AC).
2. Many gun owners also understand that guns are a hot commodity that will fetch a nice price on the street. If it is well known that you have a nice collection, a thief looking to make a nice buck might go after it when the owner isn't home. Obviously when you aren't home, there won't be any resistance. In this instance, gun owners see a map of guns as about as usual as a map of owners of diamond necklaces and fine jewelry. Once again, if you aren't home, you can't defend your stuff.
I could support registration if it was kept confidential, releasable only to law enforcement. That is how the pistel permit laws in CT work now. I'll never end up on some map. Obviously NY needed that protection.