On Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 4:08:54 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 7/1/2015 3:29 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 6/30/2015 7:57 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:29:16 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

One might think we should focus on the *behavior* of the folks committing the
homicides rather than attempting to build a bureaucracy around gun paperwork.



How do you focus on the "behavior" of people committing homicides with
guns if you don't know who has the guns in the first place?

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Almost all of those guns are illegally owned. It is totally naive to
think that a new law or two will change that.


How many of those illegally owned guns started out as "legally" owned guns?

It's a start. All it involves is a requirement for a background check
and registration of the firearm to establish a chain of custody.

No big deal and no infringement of anyone's "rights".

You can not stop car thefts, boat thefts, home burglary, etc. how can all
gun thefts can be prevented?



Never said "all". I am realistic about that.

We all agree that guns in the hands of nutcases or those of criminal
intent is a danger in our society. Yet, whenever a suggestion or
proposal is made to try to limit their availability (with absolutely no
affect on responsible gun ownership), the answers range from "it won't
work" to the slippery slope argument. So, nothing changes ... in fact
the problem only becomes worse. Eventually it will become a problem
that simply cannot be ignored with corrective measures far more severe
than a background check and gun registration.

In other words, if it cannot be managed ... eventually they will be
banned. When that happens those who refuse to try to fix it now will
wish they had.

Hopefully some smart people will realize that the cities with the highest crime rates have the most onerous gun laws and realize how stupid more gun laws really are.