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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
The other reasons that I vehemently oppose the registry:
1. Criminals, the ones most likely to use firearms illegally, do not register them.
2. The cost of the program (well over a billion) could have put a lot of additional prevention/enforcement assets in place.
3. We've yet to see a crime solved/prevented by the registry.
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The bolded part is confusing.
How could anyone possibly know if there was crime prevented by the registry? Ever gun that is turned in, confiscated or remain unpurchased because of the redtape nightmare could be a
potential prevention of a crime.
Heck, me walking down the street tomorrow and picking up every rock I see could potentially prevent vandalism or a car break in from occurring. How could you say otherwise, unless you have access to the future ala Minority Report.
However, that certainly does not imply that ever gun removed from the streets is one (or more) potential crimes eliminated.