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In reply to the discussion: Common Murder Weapons and Their Alternate Uses [View all]wercal
(1,370 posts)Gun Registration
And I mean serious registration. You sell a gun only through a dealer, and the new owner is logged. A gun gets stolen...you are legally obligated to contact police immediately. You lose a gun...your name is still associated with it, and you could be held financially liable for what might happen with it.
The vast majority of gun deaths are suicides (which can't be avoided with any gun law) or perpetrated using either stolen guns or 'clean' guns that can't be traced to an individual. If it becomes harder to have an untraceable gun, there will be less gun crime.
However, I would NEVER advocate for my own solution. Not in the current environment. Not when people are rallying to ban guns outright. If there is no possibility of negotiation...why on earth would I give an inch?
I'm sure the same is true for a lot of other people's ideas.