
Originally Posted by
bae
The Canadians just abandoned their longgun registry, as it was costing them a lot of money, not solving any crimes, and not preventing any crimes, to a first approximation. New Zealand went through the same experience in the 1980s.
Adding the element of blaming the victim of a crime for having their gun stolen and not doing proper paperwork is just mean-spirited. And considering that at the moment we have trouble bothering to charge actual criminals for actual violations of firearms laws, it seems just another "well-intentioned" law that will clutter up the books, entrap innocent parties, and cost us all a lot of money.
How about we simply tack on 20 years mandatory sentencing ehnancement for crimes of violence committed with a firearm?