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Surely putting a person on a registry and putting a gun on a registry are different things? A gun is physical object, it has a location that is independent of i
by mantap 7y ago
Surely putting a person on a registry and putting a gun on a registry are different things? A gun is physical object, it has a location that is independent of its owner's location. The US doesn't keep a registry of people with minority religions but it does keep registries of religious buildings where people congregate.
- rayiner 7y agoGun registry proposals universally require recording the gun’s owner: https://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/gun-owner-responsibilities/registration/ https://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/gun-own... The US doesn’t keep registries of religious buildings either. There’s obviously titles and whatnot for buildings. But it would likely be deemed a constitutional violation to require registration of every place that would be used to hold religious services. Some in Germany have proposed a “mosque registry”: https://www.dw.com/en/german-politician-wants-islam-law-and-mosque-registry/a-38200982 https://www.dw.com/en/german-politician-wants-islam-law-and-....
- Reelin 7y agoI believe religious buildings in the US are only registered due to tax status? I'm under no obligation to register my house if I start holding congregations here. A much more accurate analogy might be a registry for religious paraphernalia (crosses, rosaries, etc), including information about the purchaser. Such items are tied to an individual, and thus serve as a very effective proxy.