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83. It seems reasonable to me as well

I am having trouble understanding why any law abiding gun owner would have an objection to that.

Do that, eliminate the magazines with more than 10 rounds, require a special, more rigorous license for semi-automatic weapons, eliminate the gun show trade altogether, and make the background check really work. Do those things and we would be far better off than today. That won't eliminate all gun violence, but it would make a really big dent in it.

Another idea I think is worth exploring is to require that all gun transactions be processed by a licensed dealer. There could still be transactions between individuals, but they would have to be processed by a dealer for a nominal transaction fee to make sure the reporting is handled accurately and on a timely basis. If we did the ballistics thing you suggested, then dealer would take care of that bit. I'd think gun dealers would support something like that, even if the law said it had to be a nominal charge. That gets new customers into their store. As a shop owner, I'd take that deal all day long.