Should we try to form an alliance with gun dealers?

[BlueStreak]

24. Thank you. Here you go.

1) They get lots of customers into their shop because every transaction must be processed by a dealer.

2) They get fees for performing the registration and background checks. These would be nominal to the gun owner -- about he same as a fishing license. If the actual work deserved a bigger fee, the Federal Govt would supplement their processing fee behind the scenes. Not unlike Medicare payments.

3) Every owner would be required to take periodic safety training, which would be by fee to the dealer. Again, this should not be a prohibitive fee to the gun owners. If we need to supplement the payment to the dealer, I am very happy for the taxpayer to carry a burden there. That is a hell of a lot better than what we have today.

This is similar to the health care reform where the administration was able to persuade insurers to do what many people swore the insurers NEVER would do. But they are going along with lots of tougher regulations because they are assured of a more reliable stream of business in the long run. Same deal for gun dealers.