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Some states already do this Travis_0004 May 2013 #1
Exactly. I want to expand and formalize that. Recursion May 2013 #2
When you list guns-to-sell, is this a legal requirement? How about for CCW request? Eleanors38 May 2013 #4
Something like this has been proposed for state action... Eleanors38 May 2013 #3
The driver's license is entirely separate from the vehicle registry Recursion May 2013 #5
Here's an alternative Bazinga May 2013 #6
"A simple document with a notary seal ..."? In Illinois, a particular real estate agent notarized AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #51
Why the irrational fear of "gun registration"? rdharma May 2013 #7
Personally I'm for gun registration Recursion May 2013 #8
Why should "gun registration" be a "trade off' for voter disenfranchisement? rdharma May 2013 #9
Because we'd like to pass it Recursion May 2013 #10
No. That's only the way it works in the RW mind. rdharma May 2013 #11
Short answer, cars aren't constitutionally protected Bazinga May 2013 #16
No. The "rationality" of a feared gun "confiscation" is NOT "up in the air". rdharma May 2013 #18
Absolutely, if something is on fire. Bazinga May 2013 #22
No. Your concern of "firearms confiscation" is NOT a "legitimate concern"! rdharma May 2013 #25
If the concern has been addressed Bazinga May 2013 #26
Are you aware that you keep repeating the "firearms confiscation" nonsense........ rdharma May 2013 #31
works in Switzerland........... gejohnston May 2013 #32
Sure it did! rdharma May 2013 #34
the Schengen treaty was signed gejohnston May 2013 #35
So ...... guns aren't registered and regulated in Switzerland? rdharma May 2013 #37
as regulated as they are in Michigan. gejohnston May 2013 #39
You keep playing with that word "registered"...... rdharma May 2013 #54
but the guns were not registred gejohnston May 2013 #57
Once you bought it....... they had to be "registered". rdharma May 2013 #58
no, it could be a gejohnston May 2013 #62
No. It's not like that! rdharma May 2013 #63
Nope, I'm guessing your grasp of Swiss laws are up there with gejohnston May 2013 #65
And you would be wrong! rdharma May 2013 #66
I did. gejohnston May 2013 #67
Explain the difference between "licensing" and "registration"! rdharma May 2013 #68
seriously? gejohnston May 2013 #69
Yes, seriously! So my vehicle is an NFA item? rdharma May 2013 #70
were we talking about cars? gejohnston May 2013 #71
No. You were playing with the word "registration"! rdharma May 2013 #72
do you have a valid point to make, gejohnston May 2013 #73
Just made it......... rdharma May 2013 #74
ummmmmmm no gejohnston May 2013 #75
A little more concern for the words that *are* there Bazinga May 2013 #36
LEGAL OWNERSHIP rdharma May 2013 #38
If that's a joke then it must be over my head. Bazinga May 2013 #41
I think you're trying to be silly now. rdharma May 2013 #43
I think we're using "establish ownership" differently Bazinga May 2013 #55
"NRA talking points" is the equivalent of a papal bull ("ex cathedra") for certain people. friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #45
Talking points. Straw Man May 2013 #120
The confiscation of *registered* SKS rifles in California is no "NRA talking point". friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #28
strip mine sized excavator gejohnston May 2013 #29
No jack-booted thugs for you! rdharma May 2013 #33
What difference does it make? You've denied the reality of confiscation more than once: friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #44
What difference does it make? rdharma May 2013 #47
The fact that they passed the law Bazinga May 2013 #78
Confiscated SKSs? rdharma May 2013 #79
The law is there to read. Quit telling us it does not say what it does. friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #86
Please don't tell me about "confiscated SKSs"....... rdharma May 2013 #113
My point is I don't have to. Bazinga May 2013 #91
Intent to confiscate should be convincing enough, or are you calling Democrats liars? Howzit May 2013 #139
Looking for the background re the confiscation of an SKS? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #94
I'm sure it's important to you to note that SKS owners could sell out of state... friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #84
SKS confiscation that never happened! rdharma May 2013 #88
Do you think if you keep repeating it you'll convince someone? Or get your credibility back? friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #93
Do me a favor. Document ONE SINGLE CONFISCATION! rdharma May 2013 #96
Don't have to. Straw Man May 2013 #121
No. Wrong on all counts. rdharma May 2013 #127
Let me get this straight. Straw Man May 2013 #131
No registration of the SKS "Sporter" took place in CA..... rdharma May 2013 #132
How about the Colt Sporter? CokeMachine May 2013 #133
The Colt is not an SKS Sporter. rdharma May 2013 #134
Nice snappy reply. CokeMachine May 2013 #137
No. Completely normal hobbies! rdharma May 2013 #138
Actually, it's worse than that. Straw Man May 2013 #135
Forced turn-ins are confiscations kudzu22 May 2013 #126
No forced turn in. rdharma May 2013 #128
Grandpa's Thompson? gejohnston May 2013 #129
Tax stamp is still $200 rdharma May 2013 #130
Forced disposal. Straw Man May 2013 #136
How many confiscations does it take before it becomes wrong? N/T beevul May 2013 #111
Hey! Document even ONE! eom rdharma May 2013 #114
Answer my question, and I'll address your request. N/T beevul May 2013 #118
I already know the answer....... rdharma May 2013 #119
You only know the embarassment of your own bias. beevul May 2013 #122
No "confiscations..... rdharma May 2013 #123
Depends on two things... cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #49
No. The point is........ no right is absolute....... and can be regulated. rdharma May 2013 #56
Wasn't that addressed in post #22? nt Bazinga May 2013 #76
Yes! rdharma May 2013 #81
Ha! Apparently! nt Bazinga May 2013 #92
Car ownership is not registered rl6214 May 2013 #20
Titled/Registered rdharma May 2013 #23
It is the purchasers responsibility to get it titled/registered rl6214 May 2013 #24
Warning To American Gun Owners From Canadian News Anchor . Jenoch May 2013 #40
"News anchor?" rdharma May 2013 #46
No. No. Jenoch May 2013 #50
How would you compel rrneck May 2013 #12
How do we do it with alcohol? Recursion May 2013 #13
But what happens if people simply don't care one way or the other? rrneck May 2013 #14
Well we highly limit cocaine transfers, too Recursion May 2013 #15
That's true. rrneck May 2013 #17
I would have no problem with that rl6214 May 2013 #19
Now I've heard it all! Registration "unnecessary invasion of privacy". rdharma May 2013 #21
That is the ACLU's argument against registration. nt hack89 May 2013 #30
FOID Half-Century Man May 2013 #27
Slight correction: Handguns in Illinois are a 3 day waiting period, long guns are 1 day. DonP May 2013 #42
Cool..been a while since I lived in Il. Half-Century Man May 2013 #48
Getting a FOID card involves getting a background check. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #53
As it should! eom rdharma May 2013 #59
Are you looking for someone to disagree with you? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #60
Huh? rdharma May 2013 #61
Unless I'm mistaken, AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #87
You're right. "As it should!" indicates an advocacy position. eom rdharma May 2013 #90
"don't know if medical practitioners/organizations are required ..." If a person is self-committed AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #52
If you don't know, maybe you should research it! rdharma May 2013 #64
I do know. I put quotation marks around the statement of the poster to whom I was responding. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #89
In states that currently have licensing for pistol ownership... Deep13 May 2013 #77
You'll never see those figures. rdharma May 2013 #80
Okay, I will assume then that licensing makes a big difference. nt Deep13 May 2013 #82
You don't need to assume........ rdharma May 2013 #85
Well, what are the facts? nt Deep13 May 2013 #98
That's the best he can do gejohnston May 2013 #102
I'm sure there is a very big difference gejohnston May 2013 #83
Yawn! rdharma May 2013 #95
let's see gejohnston May 2013 #99
No he's not! rdharma May 2013 #100
who said anything about Israel? gejohnston May 2013 #101
No. In RW gun nut circles Kleck is DaMan........ rdharma May 2013 #103
until they gejohnston May 2013 #104
No......... they've been tracked in Switzerland for a long time! rdharma May 2013 #105
the military weapons gejohnston May 2013 #106
No........ private purchases of non-military too! rdharma May 2013 #107
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #108
Simply reading an English translation? rdharma May 2013 #109
just a second gejohnston May 2013 #110
Your son reads German? rdharma May 2013 #112
reading it now. gejohnston May 2013 #115
What translates to "purchase certificate'? rdharma May 2013 #116
show me where it says gejohnston May 2013 #117
I don't see what the big deal is? legendleague3 May 2013 #97
A federal gun regulation bureacuracy? geek tragedy May 2013 #124
they have been since 1972 gejohnston May 2013 #125
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