10-09-2015, 11:35 AM
(10-09-2015, 11:14 AM)F.U. Wrote: Just wondering what everyone thinks a gun registry would accomplish?
I'd guess one of the goals would be to help law enforcement better enforce existing and new gun laws.
If a gun is used in a crime and the federal registry shows the registered own hasn't reported it stolen prior to the crime, for example, that could possibly help the investigation move forward more quickly. In addition, it could give LE/prosecutors more opportunity to hold accountable irresponsible gun owners, even if they didn't commit the gun crime that kicked-off the investigation. Control / Public Safety.
Also, it might serve as a deterrent to gun violence if the gun owner knows that he/she would be directly associated with a discarded or hidden/transferred weapon within minutes.
And, let's say "safe technology" becomes a mandate for all guns. A federal registry could be where technology upgrades for old guns are recorded and tracked to ensure compliance.
If you fear the government, you could argue that a federal gun registry would also give the government ready access to who owns what guns in order to more quickly confiscate all of them.
I'm just thinking out loud in response to your question.
I don't think the law prohibiting the government from establishing a federal gun registry will be repealed.