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Originally Posted by Azure
Exactly how?
Also, I'm sure everyone realizes that in order to BUY a gun, you must have a FAC, and in order to get the FAC, you need to go through an approval process, including a police background check.
If you're going to register your firearm, I'd assume you will need to prevent proof of having the FAC. So if the cops are going to claim that the firearms registry helps them find out if there is a gun at a certain house, I ask the question why don't they just check if the owner has a FAC.
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Cops would come in and ask questions. Ask us to identify people or provide descriptions.
You need a PAL to purchase firearms and ammo. Your PAL number links which SN and CERTS you have registered to you. The store also keeps records.
I have a PAL (expired now I think) for non-restricted and restricted but don't own any guns. Looking to see if someone has a PAL would tell the cops that the purchaser can buy guns but not if they bought any. Just because I have a drivers license dosen't mean I own a car.
The registry was a massive pain in the arse for everyone when it first started and cost way too much money to set up (shouldn't be a surprise to anyone as it was the government) but it literally takes 5 minutes to have the sales clerk register a firearm and it doesn't cost the buyer anything. It used to take me more time to find the box for the gun than register the gun.
I am just not sure why today people are still complaining about this. I register my car, my dog, my cat, my marriage, my television, my china pattern.