called the Constitution that might be a bit of a roadblock. Although the 2nd Amendment refers to a "well-regulated militia" it has been interpreted as including an individual right to own guns, so that's the law, like it or not. I am not a big fan of guns and I wish there were fewer of them in private hands, but even apart from the 2nd Amendment, I hardly think the idea of the federal government bigfooting around, searching people's private homes and confiscating their property (don't forget the 4th Amendment, giving citizens the right to be "secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects"
would not go over well at all. It sounds just a tad -- if you'll excuse the expression -- fascist.
And that doesn't even consider the incredible cost of thousands of law enforcement officers going house to house trying to confiscate all 300 million guns, and probably getting shot themselves in the process.
The idea is ridiculous.
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