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[Orrex]

100. One partial solution would be...

to make it a crime for a gun owner to fail to report the theft of a gun within, say, 48 hours of discovering the theft.

Any responsible gun owner would easily be able to do this, since I'm sure that the responsible gun owner responsibly knows the location of his guns at all times, and he responsibly knows if one goes missing. Also, I'm sure that he responsibly keeps a record of the guns' serial numbers for responsible insurance purposes, etc.

Barring extraordinary circumstances, failure to report the theft would either be an admission that the responsible gun owner had failed to keep track of his guns in a responsible manner, or else that he responsibly knew that the gun was stolen and responsibly chose to do nothing about it.


Since I've been told previously--right here on DU--that guns are a favorite target for burglary and that even a vaunted gun safe won't stop a determined thief, it follows that a responsible gun owner will go to responsible lengths to guarantee the safefy of his weapon.

This proposed law won't stop all crimes using stolen guns, of course, but responsible gun owners could hardly object to a requirement that they responsibly keep track of their guns.