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This implies that gun ownership can be reliably tracked, which is not the case today, though certainly possible in theory. You basically want to increase legal
by galacticpony 10y ago
This implies that gun ownership can be reliably tracked, which is not the case today, though certainly possible in theory.
You basically want to increase legal liabilities (which already exist) to an extreme, but you will then have trouble finding any insurance company that is willing to cover the kinds of damages that can be caused by guns at a rate affordable to an individual.
Either of these things will require legislation that will receive massive pushback from the gun lobby. In a country where even basic background checks or limiting of certain weapon types hasn't been realized, your ideas seem almost utopian.
Having said that, I don't disagree in principle.
- jyounker 10y agoSwitzerland seems to have this one nailed. Both parties are required by law to have documentation of a firearm sale, and that documentation must be retained for ten years. If you don't have control of the weapon and you don't have documentation then you're in trouble. And I suspect you insurance won't cover any costs if you're in violation of the law.