I do think the cat is out of the bag, in that the insistance on nothing more than a massive federal registration system, has about 1% to do with preventing people from getting shot (since not once, has even 1 explanation been given on the how it accoplishes that part), and 99% to do with the 1st step in confisication of firearms from law abiding citizens. Keep in mind, folks like xo, are on record as wanting to abolish the 2nd amendment. To them, law abiding folks like myself, Cu4, & Hnumph, should have no such right. It wouldn't be an immediate process, as the left has learned to turn up the heat slowly. It'd be a continuation in the process of systematically banning this, then a ban of that, but you can keep x, y, & z......until of course they need to ban x.......then y........then of course, z
There is no other reason for a massive Federal database, given how easily the Fed, in particular the Executive branch, will supercede its Constitutional limitations & authority to simply institute that which they believe just has to be done. Registration does nothing to prevent anyone from getting shot. That's been clearly established. And just because other countries do it, doesn't take into account that those other countries don't have a version of a 2nd amendment, as we do. So until a clearly worded explanation can be provided as to how a Federal Registration of guns prevents thugs & murderers from shooting people, such shrill support of such is moot
And no, not "Well.....the Swiss register their guns", isn't credible to how such an action prevents criminal shootings either
