Han wrote:


Well, all of you are right, except for 1 thing: Where did that
illegal gun come from? Just like a car can be traced through all its
owners by the VIN, a gun - IMO any gun - should be traceable through
a similar registration process. It's not only the last perp who has
an illegal gun and is guilty, it's all the former owners who
"neglected" to legally transfer the weapon, back to the manufacturer.

Oh - pure bull****. Do you live in any sort of a real world? For christ's
sake think will you? So you legally register your gun. It gets stolen.
What freakin' good is your almighty registration? Do you even think before
you write this stuff? The real world is about more than your feel good
crap. Sorry - but this brain dead line of thought really hits a nerve.



Now, I agree that isn't likely to be instituted any time soon, but,
using Heybub's story up there somewhere as an example: Did the guy
whomhe surprised in a burglary take any of Heybub's weapons, and if
so did Heybub notify the authorities of their "VIN"'s? Because it is
generally stolen or purposely bought and sold guns that are now the
"illegal" guns. Tracing them and legally punishing the sobs that
brought them on the illegal market in the first place ought to help
at least somewhat.


You are a dreamer. Do you really even understand where illegal guns come
from? Do you really believe they all come from traceable sources? Do you
really believe the capacity even exists to actually trace these things?
Have you thought this out at all?


Which brings us to the intriguing question of why the US has the
highest % of population in prison of all Western countries, but that
should be another thread, perhaps not on the wreck.

Oh... that would be a thread, wouldn't it? You're just feeling wicked
tonight aren't you...?

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-Mike-