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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enforcement is always selective and voluntary. Police officer sees someone doing a "rolling stop" at a stop sign, what he does next depends on a variety of factors. What you can't claim in this scenario, however, is that we don't have enough laws against running stop signs. Similarly, if an act of gun violence could have been prevented if the authorities took action on laws already on the books using information they already have access to, you can't argue that what we need is more gun control laws to prevent such crimes.
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So you're saying the federal government, and every state and county government, should strictly and mercilessly enforce every gun law on the books to the maximum extent?  If so, I'm all in favor of that too.

The gun registry is just a simple law enforcement tool that makes it easier for authorities to enforce the existing laws efficiently.  Instead of guessing which convicted criminals might have guns, they will know.[/quote]

Yes, absolutely, we charge our legal system with the burden of enforcing our laws. If existing laws are not enforced vigorously, then they are impotent and useless, in which case enacting more of them into place is an irrational exercise in futility.

A gun registry will let law enforcement know which law abiding citizens have guns - that's the only certainty it offers. It does not let officers know which criminals might have guns because criminals lie, and they do not follow the law.

As much as I hate stop light cameras due to observed abuse of powers, what I do support is the fact that when correctly implemented, it enforces an existing law in a well defined, ceaseless and and impartial manner.[/quote]

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