• RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I would expect a database of gunowner with serial numbers and for each weapon a ballistics profile.

    Makes sense. There is a database of people with permits to operate and all ownerships including VIN of vehicles… that’s not weird either.

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      2 months ago

      I’m an outspoken liberal. I have lots of guns. Lots. I do not want a Trump administration putting those two things together.

      And for you unarmed libs, you really want to be tagged “harmless” in a federal database? You’ll be the first on the trains.

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      2 months ago

      The NRA specifically lobbied to prohibit digital databasing of guns, gun owners, and gun sales. All gun traces are done by filing through paper copies of form 4473.

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          2 months ago

          correct, it’s needfully inefficient because people are opposed to an easily searchable database of gunowners

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            2 months ago

            No, gun owners are opposed to gun owner databases because then they might be held accountable for their reckless and/or antisocial attitude towards their weapons.

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      2 months ago

      b-b-b-b-but what if I need to overthrow the oppressive gubmint that happens to not agree with all of my crazy values?