GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

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You have to register a car for it to be on the road but one doesn't have to register a gun? Are you fuckin' kidding me?! I must have misunderstood what I read.

Fear that the government is gonna be able to trace guns back to their owners is a bigger concern for some people than the benefits of law enforcement being able to do so for the sake of increased public safety.

The NRA helps promote that fear; it's good business for them.

That fear is also why some gun enthusiasts claim to support background checks and enforcement of existing gun laws, but then oppose universal background checks. They live in fear of the government being able to close loopholes and gaining the ability to establish a federal gun registry. They're scared that the government will then coming knocking on their doors to take away all of their guns. They hide and bury guns in anticipation of that day.

Anyway, there is one federal gun registry exception. NFA weapons are required by law to be registered with the Feds. NFA weapons include machine guns, certain parts of machine guns, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers, and destructive devices such as grenades or mortars. An additional category called "Any Other Weapon" is also included.

I am OK with background checks myself. After all when doing so the buyer is only checked out, not the firearm. All we tell them is long gun or handgun. No ser #'s are given nor type of gun. SO the DG checks are no big deal.

As far as NFA & AOW goes. The Gov couldn't give a rats ass if we own those items. That is as long as they get their slice of the pie. It costs us $200 per NFA item and I believe its just 25bucks for a AOW. The difference is that a NFA , lets say a SBS, it is a shotgun that was once a long gun and has ben cut down past the legal limits. Some of these shotguns have 6 0r 8 inch barrels and a pistol grip making them a real intimidating carry gun. However they are really not all that good playing that roll of carry gun because the ammo capacity is so low.

A AOW , using the SBS example again is exactly like the one I mentioned above except that it was never assembled as a long gun. So if you can get your hands on a receiver straight from the factory you can build the same gun as mentioned above and not have to pay the big pricetag.

Now these two animals become more important when you get into the semi auto world.
You can build a AR-5 pistol and use the same rules I mentioned above and really have a real powerhouse of a weapon. A semiauto pistol shooting 5.56 nato rounds with a capacity of 100 rounds would really reap havoc. Practical? Not really. But fun as hell to play with. Plus it has interchangeable ammo and magazines with your standard AR-15.