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In reply to the discussion: Why not start here... [View all]sarisataka
(20,593 posts)3. Ideally it would be open to the public
with appropriate safeguards but for any measure of success registration would be needed to make it effective. Honestly without registration and UBC is not complete but that is a separate, harder battle.
I think a "soft' UBC (w/o registration) would give both sides a chance to prove the other wrong. we should find that the majority of gun owners are responsible and will do there best to comply. Also we should see that control forces are not jack booted thugs looking to kick doors in and will encourage use of the system. After time it can lead to a decentralized registration, calming confiscation fears and open NCIS to the public to do their own checks.
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This part "use in a violent act" could be used to outlaw legal defensive use of a firearm.
oneshooter
Sep 2013
#21
Great point. We would definitely have to refine the language to exclude defensive uses.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#22
I get that universal background checks are the "low hanging fruit" of gun restriction proposals
Pullo
Sep 2013
#5
I would expect that crap from the NRA. But if the alternative is good enough, that will be
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#56
Frankly, mass shootings are a diff breed of cat compared to the drone of violent crime.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#39
I appreciate this thread, sarisataka. Rational, mature. I wish others could find it in their heart
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#29
No, and I hope he doesn't any crappy songs about the 7 seals. Animals deserve better.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#47
Change that "7days of a theft" to "7 days of the discovery of a theft".
GreenStormCloud
Sep 2013
#32