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Mr. Luddite

On 11/24/2014 11:42 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:31:11 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I don't know the answer to your questions. I think it may deter some
people with criminal intent from acquiring a gun if they were required
to have it registered to them.

Simple, they buy a stolen one.

It just doesn't make sense that when you buy a gun from a dealer it is
automatically registered to you but if you sell it or transfer it, it
quickly becomes untraceable.

BTW, I forgot to add to my reply to your previous question regarding
proving a gun is grandfathered from registration ... if you currently
own a gun that is not registered and you never sell or transfer it, it
remains unregistered. It would only be registered when you sold or
transferred it.

Assuming you recorded the transaction.
Otherwise there are simply 300 million unregistered guns that will
remain unregistered and move along in the market place under the
radar.
.

The 300 million unregistered guns will only remain unregistered if they
are never sold or transferred under the proposed "grandfather" clause.
If any of them are sold or transferred (legally) they become registered
to the new owner.