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Practically speaking, there is really only one purpose for the registration of guns and it's not favorable to the gun owner.
I don't need mommy Kamala Harris keeping track of my gun serial numbers, I can do that all by myself thank you. In the event my guns are stolen I'll have photos, descriptions, serial numbers, and everything else provided to law enforcement on the very off chance I ever see any of them again.
The only real purpose of registration of anything is to let the government know what you have so they can regulate it, tax it, control it, or take it should they no longer think you should have it. It certainly didn't do anything to stop the shooting at Newtown and I'm not aware of any crimes that were stopped because of gun registration. If the government really needs to get information on a gun serial number/person they can initiate an ATF trace, which will point to who the gun was released to -all of that can be done independently of any state registry. The power and capabilities they already have should be more than enough, a state registry at the DOJ's fingertips is just inviting abuse.
With that said, I have no desire to place this much trust in the government, especially the CA DOJ. Registration serves no positive or practical purpose for me, and doesn't stop crime. It's just another tool at hand for any government, giving it more capability to keep tabs on and control its people without reason. I'm reminded of a very dark but powerful question; "how did gun registration in Nazi Germany help create a safer society?" That's an extreme example but don't be surprised who may eventually walk through the door if you've left it wide-open.
For the few people reading this who don't understand where I'm coming from, I would urge you to ponder something. How would you feel if the government made you register all Bibles and other religious texts? You have some that you owned prior to 2014 and were "considering" registering them with the government. Why do they need to know? What's wrong with exercising your 1st Amendment rights without big brother knowing everything? The same disgusting feeling you get from thinking about registering Bibles is the feeling I get when prompted with the idea of gun registration. Too many voices from the grave hinder my chances of being ignorant and happy with registration.
I don't need mommy Kamala Harris keeping track of my gun serial numbers, I can do that all by myself thank you. In the event my guns are stolen I'll have photos, descriptions, serial numbers, and everything else provided to law enforcement on the very off chance I ever see any of them again.
The only real purpose of registration of anything is to let the government know what you have so they can regulate it, tax it, control it, or take it should they no longer think you should have it. It certainly didn't do anything to stop the shooting at Newtown and I'm not aware of any crimes that were stopped because of gun registration. If the government really needs to get information on a gun serial number/person they can initiate an ATF trace, which will point to who the gun was released to -all of that can be done independently of any state registry. The power and capabilities they already have should be more than enough, a state registry at the DOJ's fingertips is just inviting abuse.
With that said, I have no desire to place this much trust in the government, especially the CA DOJ. Registration serves no positive or practical purpose for me, and doesn't stop crime. It's just another tool at hand for any government, giving it more capability to keep tabs on and control its people without reason. I'm reminded of a very dark but powerful question; "how did gun registration in Nazi Germany help create a safer society?" That's an extreme example but don't be surprised who may eventually walk through the door if you've left it wide-open.
For the few people reading this who don't understand where I'm coming from, I would urge you to ponder something. How would you feel if the government made you register all Bibles and other religious texts? You have some that you owned prior to 2014 and were "considering" registering them with the government. Why do they need to know? What's wrong with exercising your 1st Amendment rights without big brother knowing everything? The same disgusting feeling you get from thinking about registering Bibles is the feeling I get when prompted with the idea of gun registration. Too many voices from the grave hinder my chances of being ignorant and happy with registration.
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