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In reply to the discussion: If gun registration became mandatory what should the penalty be for [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)23. I already answered your question.
I carry. I have a CPL. If I shot a rapist holding someone or myself in imminent jeopardy of harm, and my CPL was not valid, I would expect to answer for that fact in the following investigation.
I would expect I may have to explain myself to a jury, even.
(And I expect any reasonable jury would tell me to go forth and have a nice day.)
We don't have registration today, but as with the CPL example, I can illustrate what happens, today, if someone is not in compliance with some paperwork associated with the carry of a firearm.
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Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
OP
Registration will allow us to find/end intentional straw purchasers. People who move
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2014
#16
Registration doesn't allow for the tracking of guns (Hint: traffickers won't be registering guns).
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#18
What should be the penalty for shooting a rapist with an unregistered gun? nt
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#22
No, you explained the process of being criminally charged and tried. The penalty is another matter.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#25
No, I described what happens when you are found to be out of compliance with XYZ law, during the
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2014
#27
Why are you so reluctant to answer? You're skirting the issue with all this jabber.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#28
You're right. I forgot. I'll start carrying a can of beans or a bicycle tyre.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2014
#24
There are already penalties for that with civil liabilities. Would you care to answer the OP now?
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#29
Seeing as gun registration does nothing to prevent any shooting, accidental or otherwise,
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#33