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Originally Posted by MindBomber
Pointing out that there are flaws in a automated system isn't going to prove anything, the point of the gun registry isn't to review whether people should own guns, it's to track who owns guns. I have no idea what people were trying to prove by registering a soldering gun, fill me in as to what it proves?
The debate isn't on whether gun control is effective, it's on the long gun registry and the election tomorrow. If you want to evidence of the effectiveness of gun control look at rates of gun violence compared to gun control in various countries. I'm not anti-gun, I come from a family that hunts and owns guns on our farms, I just believe that their ownership should be controlled.
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Gun violence in gun controlled countries are lower versus countries with no gun control, however the overall rate of violent crimes are still the same before and after gun control laws were enacted. A prime example of this is Washington DC after they banned guns.
I agree with you that gun ownership needs to be controlled, but targeting law abiding citizens who rightfully register their guns, apply for transportation permits, go through all the hoops to obtain their license is not the way to go.
The only way to truly stop the amount of gun violence is to enforce stricter smuggling laws and provide the border patrol with more power in confiscating and prosecuting illegal firearms that are being brought into the country.
As with gun control, a key saying goes "if guns are outlawed, then only outlaws will have them" sleep on that quote.