Democrat's latest clever strategy at gun control

Even aside from government websites which contradict your personal experience, just what you say, above, would seem to argue for a benefit, to serial numbers, as-- if the accused had legally purchased his weapon, so that the sale was recorded-- this tool could help to prove that the person owned (and probably possessed) the gun, used in a crime.

 

How so?

They don't know what the serial number is unless the gun is found at the scene of the crime. Most all of the time, in that case, they would also have apprehended the suspect at the same time.

What you say just does not seem to make any sense.

 

how many felonies have you prosecuted or handled appeals on? The dangers of registration are well known

 

bingo-you are absolutely correct.

 

No, you seem unable to understand, just plain "sense." No one is saying that serial numbers aid in solving every crime; they can aid, in instances when a weapon is found, apart from its user-- something that does happen. Whether or not this is "most of the time," is irrelevant.

 

This is an almost laughably bad argument, on your part. But let us just get you on the record: are you saying that it is basically unheard of, that someone uses their registered weapon, for any illegal purpose? People who are not generally criminals, don't ever buy a gun, which at the time, they have no intention of using in a crime, only to, at some future point, use it to illegally shoot someone-- a spouse, a neighbor, a co-worker, etc.?

 

The S/N of a gun does nothing other than identify a specific gun, and differentiate it from another otherwise identical gun.
A S/N might help the state prosecute a crime, but only if said prosecution hinges on tracing the gun back to the last person legally owned it.
My guess is that in most gun-related crime,s the gun can be linked to the person who committed the crime, making the above unnecessary.

 

And then carefully leave the gun at the scene of the crime?

 

Yes, you're right-- all criminals are so smart, it's a wonder that any are ever apprehended.

Which it would then follow, that it makes no sense to try to give law enforcement any additional, potential tools.

 

I think this all moot by the fact no felon will have to comply with this law as it violates their 5th amendment rights.

 

you wonder what is the real motivation behind the laws so many want to pass, that the proponents know will not, nor can be, applied to criminals? Registration? prohibiting more than one sale from a licensed dealer to a citizen in a month? etc etc etc

 

Gee, laws against ghost guns make sense; after all we’ve notice the great scourge of violence that can directly be attributed to the use of ghost guns in c rime…the numbers are appalling, they far exceed those of the use of suppressors, bump stocks, sawed off shotguns and full autos.
Considering my member name means ‘the Ghost’ In Gaelic, all my guns are Ghost’s gun.

 

Where the heck have you been?