Nothing is off the table--No idea is too stupid to consider

[branford]

167. As a beginning, open-up the NICS system to private sellers.

I think many would be surprised how welcome and widely used it would be.

National registration is generally a red line to many gun rights supporters. No matter the claims of gun control advocates, when they cite Australia, Britain and Canada as models of gun regulation, it's widely understood that registration is an incremental step towards easier confiscation. The fact that Canada's registration system was such a boondoggle that much of it was repealed, and the fools in New York State used lists to incorrectly seize weapons from people who they believed, but were not, mentally ill, only heightens the fear and distrust of any registration scheme.

One day a registration system may be possible, assuming there's proof it would actually reduce crime, but gun control proponents have a quite a long way to go to prove they truly recognize and respect the right to keep and bear arms, both as a matter of law and fact.