Gun "registration" works.

[Dannicus]

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/molly-conley-shooting-suspect-charged-tuesday/nYcQs/

, they found this a-hole using sales records.

[Dead*Reckoned]

Ask Canada how well their registration is working

[Dannicus]

Are you trying to make some kind of point, Dead?

[Josh3239]

Um, this happened in Washington. There is no gun registration in Washington. There is no mention of registration in the entire article. They caught him by using actual police work. They matched evidence to the gun, they tracked down the gun by visiting different stores and investigating people who had bought that type of gun, and apparently did it while respecting due process. It looks like nothing more than excellent police work to me.

This thread is just plain misleading. It would be the same police work if they knew the make and model of a knife that stabbed someone and tracked down the killer by going to knife stores and looking through receipts. There is as much knife registration as there is gun registration in Washington.

[SilverTauron]

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/molly-...tuesday/nYcQs/

, they found this a-hole using sales records.

Your post is false.

Here is why. A direct quote from the article:


"Investigators say Marysville resident Walker was on the list. Detectives found his SUV, which had damage consistent with that which likely occurred during the hit-and-run, obtained search warrants and arrested Walker on Friday."

The cops found him because of the VEHICLE. The damaged SUV was the probable cause they needed to arrest the suspect. His purchase of a firearm was irrelevant.

[-hanko]

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/molly-...tuesday/nYcQs/

, they found this a-hole using sales records.

Failed, owned...and somewhat confused.

If registration works, please explain why generally states that do not require registration or background checks have a much lower rate of gun-related crime than states that do register weapons.

-hanko

[send it_hit]

[Malmon]

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/molly-...tuesday/nYcQs/

, they found this a-hole using sales records.

Is this chainsaw?

[Dannicus]

Your post is false.

Here is why. A direct quote from the article:


"Investigators say Marysville resident Walker was on the list. Detectives found his SUV, which had damage consistent with that which likely occurred during the hit-and-run, obtained search warrants and arrested Walker on Friday."

The cops found him because of the VEHICLE. The damaged SUV was the probable cause they needed to arrest the suspect. His purchase of a firearm was irrelevant.

Yeah, but they would have had a tough time finding the vehicle without this,

"Detectives came up with a list of possible weapons, and a list of people in the area who had recently bought similar guns."

It's not truly registration, hence the quotes around "registration." There's a record of every retail sale of a firearm. A detective may not be able to access it from the comfort of his or her desk, but it works the same in the end.

[Dannicus]

Failed, owned...and somewhat confused.

If registration works, please explain why generally states that do not require registration or background checks have a much lower rate of gun-related crime than states that do register weapons.

-hanko

I'd bet states don't have higher rates of gun-related crime because of gun registration, they have gun registration because of higher rates of gun-related crime.

[-hanko]

I'd bet states don't have higher rates of gun-related crime because of gun registration, they have gun registration because of higher rates of gun-related crime.

Which would be logical, save for the fact that criminals who do the gun-related crimes usually do not register their weapons.

Do they?

Happy 4th

-hanko

[Dannicus]

Which would be logical, save for the fact that criminals who do the gun-related crimes usually do not register their weapons.

Do they?

Happy 4th

-hanko

The majority of gun related crimes are committed by gang members against other gang members. Of course they don't register their guns. Who cares?

Ballistics linking to gun owners can be used effectively to help solve murders of law abiding citizens. Domestic cases.