• Beetlejuice001@lemmy.wtf
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    4 months ago

    License, insurance and registration (just like cars) for every gun. Massive fines with accruing interest for “lost” guns.

    • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      What about stolen guns?

      If you carve out an exception then everyone will just say they were stolen.

      And if you don’t carve out an exception, you are now punishing people for a crime they didn’t commit.

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        4 months ago

        Then you report it stolen as soon as you see that it’s gone

        If it’s used to commit a crime before you report it, there should be huge penalties. And if you’re just falsifying police statements, that’s already a crime.

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          4 months ago

          Just change “guns” to “cars” to see how ridiculous this position is. And cars are far more lethal per capita than guns are.

          So you know, I’m in favor of much stronger gun control in this country, licenses, registration, insurance, training requirements, recurring training requirements, all that. But your line of thinking in regards to criminalization is counterproductive and not rooted in the reality of how society works.