> Creating a system that allows scientists to gather that data might be objectionable to some people who own guns. Sampling is the answer. If the federal gove

> Creating a system that allows scientists to gather that data might be objectionable to some people who own guns. Sampling is the answer. If the federal government is keeping really close tabs on 100% of non-criminal gun-related happenings, that's Orwellian supersurveillance. If a randomly selected 1% of gun sales or local police blotter entries or whatever are selected for a scientific study, that's a lot less invasive of gun owners' privacy while still giving scientists enough data to work with.