(May 16, 2022 at 1:22 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote:(May 16, 2022 at 12:13 am)Helios Wrote: Bullshit
It would have worked if the Conservatives had not undermined it
There could have been a registry, yes, if you were willing to put tens of thousands of rural people in jail for not registering their guns.
But, what was the main purpose? Gang violence in cities isn't done with someone's old .22 rifle. The state purpose was so that law enforcement, before responding to warrants or domestic calls, would know if they were dealing with a gun owner.
That was literally the best use-case they could come up with. So, if you are a gun owner, I guess they come in with guns drawn. So much for equal protection under the law.
Registration has another purpose.
It tells them which doors to kick down when they start confiscation.