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Originally posted by Sparhawk
I don't understand the antipathy towards a registration system akin to the DMV and cars. I think that one should have a license issued by the state before he or she can use them-but it shouldn't be issued until after taking some sort of safety course (maybe in school like others suggested). Set up a grandfather clause and a 2 year grace period to make the adjustment, but I think this would be a good thing that in no way infringed on a person's rights.
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I can
sorta agree with that, but the counter argument is that driving is a privilege while own firearms is a right.
In otherwords, would you also agree do training and licenses before you could exercise your right to free speech?
The other argument against registration is that it is the first step to confiscation.
Now you personally may argue this won't happen, but that is EXACTLY what happened first in England and then in Australia. People were told that guns would never be confiscated (just registered) and then BOOM, they were.
Given that many congresspersons are on record saying they want to outlaw all guns (Shumer, Feinstein, etc.), I don't think this helps calm that fear.