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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,128 posts)
19. Many states require gun registration...
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:27 PM
Jun 2015

Your argument is akin to suggesting that Nevada can't issue gaming licenses because a felon would have to incriminate himself to apply.

Do you favor gun registration? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 OP
And do I favor banning handguns? HERVEPA Jun 2015 #1
That's a bridge too far for me at the federal level but I strongly favor gun registration./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #3
It's also unconstitutional BainsBane Jun 2015 #6
Registration, licensing and training BainsBane Jun 2015 #2
+1,000,000,000 PM Martin Jun 2015 #12
Add in liability insurance - Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2015 #15
glad you added the insurance rurallib Jun 2015 #27
+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #51
Yup ... Qualify, and you can have any gun you want. JoePhilly Jun 2015 #28
Not really, it might help some after-the-fact investigations HereSince1628 Jun 2015 #4
There was a study of CT's law requiring registration and training BainsBane Jun 2015 #9
Yes, and the story was pretty soundly debunked on any number of grounds Shamash Jun 2015 #55
In an ideal universe, certainly. In the actual political environment of American electoral reality-- Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #5
Well said and pretty much how I see it. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #40
Do you favor car registration? KamaAina Jun 2015 #7
you beat me to it... mwooldri Jun 2015 #11
Cars do not need to be registered Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #13
Every car has a Vehicle Identification Number okasha Jun 2015 #18
And every gun has a serial number. Nt hack89 Jun 2015 #23
Of course. okasha Jun 2015 #26
You do not need plates or tags Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #33
It's not easy to buy an unregistered car. mwooldri Jun 2015 #31
All guns are sold initially Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #34
It'd help if gun ownership was... yallerdawg Jun 2015 #8
WA state has them under the control of the Governor, not the LP, TP, 2ASs, KKK, etc. freshwest Jun 2015 #17
Do you favor car registration? mwooldri Jun 2015 #10
Negative. beevul Jun 2015 #14
Many states require gun registration... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #19
Its not my argument... beevul Jun 2015 #21
yes and I would also require liability insurance corkhead Jun 2015 #16
That would make the NRA a ton of money hack89 Jun 2015 #24
and I suppose you don't buy gasoline because Exxon profits from it corkhead Jun 2015 #30
A richer, bigger, more powerful NRA is not good for gun control hack89 Jun 2015 #43
your premise is based on unfounded speculation corkhead Jun 2015 #46
It wouldn't have paid in this case-- insurance doesn't cover criminal acts. X_Digger Jun 2015 #32
Like a doctor's malpractice insurance, its not to protect the doctor corkhead Jun 2015 #35
A deliberate criminal act is not negligence. X_Digger Jun 2015 #39
we're not talking about the gun owner collecting here corkhead Jun 2015 #41
Nor could a drug dealer's business policy cover innocent bystanders to the 'hostile takeover'. X_Digger Jun 2015 #42
I am not talking about having a gun owner insure themselves from adverse consquences of their action corkhead Jun 2015 #45
Yes, that's called imaginary insurance. n/t X_Digger Jun 2015 #49
If it doesn't exist, then it needs to be created in my opinion. corkhead Jun 2015 #54
What would it pay out? Lurker Deluxe Jun 2015 #56
Why don't you just come out and state your real agenda instead of badgering me corkhead Jun 2015 #57
Why don't you ... Lurker Deluxe Jun 2015 #58
and I suppose you think free guns should be given out to those who cannot afford to purchase them. corkhead Jun 2015 #59
And if it's created (*snort* let's run with this illogical line) and the cost is $5 per year. X_Digger Jun 2015 #61
The only illogical thing I see here is how you are able to leap to crazy conclusions about my views corkhead Jun 2015 #64
Because it was an accident Lurker Deluxe Jun 2015 #50
I support gun registration Doc_Technical Jun 2015 #20
I stand with the ACLU on this. Nt hack89 Jun 2015 #22
Somwbody once told me that Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #25
Yes. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #29
Any firearm with a detachable magazine should be federally registered. Half-Century Man Jun 2015 #36
The 2A allows for the strict regulation of guns hack89 Jun 2015 #44
Of course. Iggo Jun 2015 #37
Ban all guns! n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #38
Registration at the very least. Vinca Jun 2015 #47
What are the unintended consequences? One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #48
I want nothing short of a full repeal of the Second Amendment and confiscation of all guns LonePirate Jun 2015 #52
Free clue: The bill of rights *grants* no rights, therefore repealing them revokes none. X_Digger Jun 2015 #63
No, but perhaps the owner should be licensed to ensure competence. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #53
mexico has said, 80% of the guns they recover came from the USA. I also favor turning over Sunlei Jun 2015 #60
I think licensure is more important Recursion Jun 2015 #62
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