The registry idea really is so simple to implement. The regular background process requires the dealer to call into NICS to conduct the clearance. They give the FBI the information on the purchaser, so it would be as easy as giving them the make, model and serial number of the weapon at the same time, which would be entered into the system as a registration when the background is approved. Then the issue just becomes a gun ownership responsibility issue. You are responsible for that weapon until you decide to transfer it to another individual. Because you are the responsible party you are the one ultimately responsible for the legal transfer of ownership of that weapon to the new individual. Pretty simple, something all of us responsible gun owners already do.
A couple comments on some of the random stuff from this thread.
Bump stocks are fun. I'll be sad to have to turn mine in. I can understand the perspective they are an illegal modification. But they are a blast to shoot. They certainly add an expense to a day in the desert that I won't miss. You really chew up the rounds with those things.
Tannerite is not a big deal. It is binary explosive (actually three chemicals) that has limited explosive power, on par with black powder. The difference between the two is the detonation velocity of tannerite is substantially higher, almost 4.5 times quicker, making it a louder and prouder explosive. Really, tannerite has the equivalent power of a M80 firecracker by volume. Tannerite is also really easy to make. Both Ammonium nitrate and ammonium perchlorate are cheap and readily available. These make up the base oxidizer of the binary. The second half of the mix is just aluminum power, which acts as the fuel. All the chemicals are pretty much inert and easy to transport. Even after mixing and creating actual tannerite, the explosive is extremely stable. You need a huge amount of the stuff to make it dangerous. Interestingly enough, a few years ago I was talking to some ATF agents after a training event for the local bomb squad and mentioned tannerite as a threat. They initially dismissed it because it doesn't have the power of other explosives, but when I suggested it be used as precursor with a more volatile explosive (tannerite and compressed natural gas for example) they actually changed their tune and thought the idea could use more study. It appeared these guys were so focused on the stuff that is small and makes big bangs that they were looking past the cheap stuff that is freely available and can be thrown together to make an almost equally dangerous explosive.
To me, the problem with guns and weapons in America in general is responsibility. Gun owners love their guns, but hate the responsibility that comes with owning and operating them. Solve that problem and you can solve all other problems with guns pretty easily.
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