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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if I agree with the PP about the yearly inspections and such, BUT I have never understood the weirdness re: gun registration.  Other than "it might lead to confiscation" (which, yes, is completely paranoid), what exactly is the reason one might oppose gun registration?  I think it goes hand in hand with the background checks.  I think just like cars, we need to know who owns which gun.  Yes, even if you are gifting it to a family member.  The private sales are the ones that worry me most.[/quote]

Both of these points were just explained in the post immediately above yours. Take a read. [/quote]

But even assuming your claims about Canada are true (and I suspect they aren't), Canada doesn't have a Second Amendment!  Since the US has a clear Second Amendment, your guns have all these extra rights ... or at least that's what you keep telling us!  So because we have the Second Amendment, you don't need to fear "confiscation" by the government, and you can submit to reasonable safety steps.

Gun owners aren't really interested in safety.  Or if they are interested in safety, it's a much lower priority than things like keeping the guns secret and unidentified.  IMHO, you may have a right to own a gun, but you don't have a right to keep it secret, or a right to store it in an unsafe way.

If you want to prevent strict regulation of all guns, then you need to make sure they're maintained safely.  You've failed that test so far.  Each dead child is proof.[/quote]

My claims regarding Canada's confiscation of registered buns are true:

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/03/05/rmps-arbitrary-gun-ban-is-frightening

Why is it that people who share opinions like yours are always the ones that are not well informed of the relevant facts, and require spoon feeding of information. You'd think that since you are so passionate about gun safety, you would spend some time researching.

And yet again, the second amendment allows for regulation of guns, for making certain gun types illegal, and for confiscation of illegal weapons, as it occurs every day. The second amendment offers broad protection to the individual for the right to bear arms, but it does not prevent the government from declaring a specific gun format or function as illegal and proceed to confiscate the now-illegal weapons.

I do care very much about gun safety. I also care about protecting my right to bear arms and not to give in to government action that would compromise that right.

Your all-or-nothing logic when it comes to gun safety is irrational. You could make the same argument for knives, cars, or anything else that has the potential of hurting someone by accidental misuse or malfunction. We don't live in a world of zero risks.

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