@Jazzhead Do you have a background in public policy such that you'd care at all about what some schlub on the internet has to say about the nuts and bolts of legislation?
I was interested because your view is really an outlier. I've seen the recent rise in folks wanting to change or abolish the 2nd, I've seen folks want registration but I've never seen anyone say they were a supporter of the second but want registration. I thought perhaps you had a unique perspective you'd thought through.
if you're truly interested in the design of a liability regime for firearms, then say so and ask the questions you like. I'll try my best to respond.
Well here, try these:
From my post #70 on this thread - "What is the purpose of registration if not to document ownership and location? Why would you want to help a tyranny take your rights? And even assuming you do, what do citizens get in return other than more tyranny?"
From my post #152 on this thread - "Besides the revenue possibilities, what is the utility to the state of registering and licensing cars and how would that utility be manifested by registering and licensing guns? "
From my post #319 on this thread - "Could you please take a moment to explain how the "license and registration" that you've talked about earlier leads to the owner being "legally responsible for the harm caused by the dangerous implements you choose to own" on a physical, practical basis. I fill out a form, what's on it? Where does that info go, a govt database? You pull a projectile from a body, how do you trace it back to the purchaser? Is the purchaser the perp? How do you know? If the owner's not the perp, what's the liability? What protections are in the legislation that you admire that keep whatever data you collect from being used for confiscation or punitive taxation? "
You know, it takes a special kind of somethin' to ignore my posts and questions several times then turn around and and tell me that if I have questions just ask and you'll make an effort to answer them. Well, don't put yourself out. I'm unlikely to give anything you'd say any consideration. I've plenty of evidence now that it's easier and more accurate to just go with the conventional wisdom conception of you around here. As my sainted father used to say "I've seen ducks make bubbles in water before".
