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Thanks for recognizing the adversarial nature of the debate. Historically, registration precedes confiscation. Australia comes to mind. As a gun owner, I'm not

Thanks for recognizing the adversarial nature of the debate. Historically, registration precedes confiscation. Australia comes to mind. As a gun owner, I'm not sure how there can be "compromise" with "universal registration", especially when politicians are actively touting confiscation as an option on the table. Something I'd liken this to is Obama's "Key Escrow". Apple holds half the key to the encryption, The Feds hold the other. Look, a reasonable compromise! We promise that we won't do anything evil.

hga 10y ago
Australia comes to mind. You can add California, SKSes due to an AG reinterpretation of the law, New York state, and right now Massachusetts is going through such an event due to their AG. And as you note, it's not like there's any lack of public figures including politicians who are touting outright confiscation, including those praising the Australian model, which include one of the two major party nominees for this presidential election. "You aren't paranoid if they are out to get you."
- dllthomas 10y ago
  > "You aren't paranoid if they are out to get you." You still might be. Just that thinking they're out to get you isn't, in that case, evidence of it...
  - hga 10y ago
    Of course, that's why I put it in scare quotes, to in this case indicate it's not a real representation of reality, in this case merely a useful maxim.
    - dllthomas 10y ago
      Ah, I'd interpreted them as quote quotes.