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I agree With Harley and Basher on this, Too Often I've read stories where the Police has kicked in doors and raided places that were suppost to be home to violent criminals, sometimes even killing innocent civilians, only to find out their database was wrong. I personally also DO NOT think that anyone needs to know what I own or don't own. If someone wants to own barbie dolls should the police know? What about a set of steak knives? OR better yet, in todays cumputer age full off computer crime, how many computers you own?
It is a BASIC privacy issue, it isn't anyones Darn Bizwax what I own, as long as it isn't illeagal (ie drugs, slaves, unregistered nuclear reactor, ect) and doesn't harm the neighbors.
Also Harley is correct about the papertrail on Firearms, Esp Since the Brady Bill (AKA "Assault Weapon Ban") was passed and required background checks. The Supreme Court mandated that it was "illeagal" for the FBI to keep records of who had background checks done, BUT they did ask that FFL dealers keep the paperwork for an Indefinite time period. As has been demonstrated during the Beltway Sniper Investigation, at a request (not a search warrent) these records were made available and used to make suspect lists based on sales of simular weapons. How would you feel if you were suddenly the prime suspect in a NATIONAL case like that because you bought that Bushmaster at Fred's Gun Shack the week before the shootings started? Now think what could happen if the Press in there brillant wizdom got hold of your name from a "confindital Informant!"
Also what records do you think were asked for when the LE agencies went to Gun Stores? They Knew what the caliber was fairly early into the investigation, so you would think they would ask for just weapon sales records or .223 right? Wrong they asked for ALL of them for periods dating back several months, even years dependant on which story you want to believe about the NICS part of the investigation.
I must say also that Those Canuks are either the BRAVEST fools every or the most foolish braves! [
] I had heard that they estimated several MILLION weapons hadn't been turned in (or) registared in just the western half of canada, quite an amount of public opinion against that law I would think, wouldn't you??
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I have to agree, the idea of mandatory registration could lead to some ver scary situations.
Like KenCasper said, suppose the media got a hold of you name.
Remember when the names of the CCW people were printed?
Very scary.
