That's what I'm saying. I'd only support legislation that would be meaningless but make the gun haters think they won some big battle. Then we can continue to enjoy our property as the 2nd ammendment intended. I've never bought a gun at a gunshow without a background check and I've seen people step outside to make deals as it is. If the gun haters get their gun show background checks and we get to keep our guns and still make private sales/trades I do't see a problem with it.

As for universal background checks. Maybe I wasn't aware of what it means. I assumed it was just a term for a standard gun store background check for all guns. I don't see how any law that required private citizens to get an FFL just to buy or trade private property would ever get passed int he land of the free and the home of the brave.

Because guns are inherently dangerous, and who own them should be kept track of just to make sure they can be identified for any crimes they might commit?

Licensing and tracking dangerous objects only makes sense.

"Inherently dangerous"?

Guns

Knives (Used in many murders and crimes)

Baseball Bats

Hammers (My state police detective father says this is the most common murder weapon he encounters)

Screw Drivers

Sling Shots

Bows

Crossbows

Rat Poison

Swords

Axes

Hatchets

Blow Darts

Ninja Weapons (I didn't want to list them all)

Dogs

Golf Clubs

And so on and so forth.

Anything can be dangerious int he wrong hands. The problem is that those wrong hands don't follow laws. I follow laws and am no threat with my guns. Registering guns is the first step to taking them away. They need to know who has them to force us to give them up. But like I said only law abiding people would register and the criminals and crazies would keep doing what their doing.

No law can stop criminals from commiting crimes.

And yet many of the more egregious gun crimes (like mass shootings) are done with firearms that were legally obtained. More knowledge for law enforcement couldn't hurt.

And it only speaks to paranoia that folks invoke the slippery slope in regards to gun regulations. The fact that they're armed and self-demonstrably paranoid makes me rather frightened.

And it only speaks to paranoia that folks invoke the slippery slope in regards to gun regulations.

The fact that they're armed and self-demonstrably paranoid makes me rather frightened.

I have the solution guys. Nanomachines.

Not really. Similar techniques could be implemented (although obviously a copier couldn't produce close enough money as easily as 3d printing can produce functioning firearms, or those horribly unnecessary super-size ammo clips) to block the system at the source, namely that copiers are often built with firmware to recognize and void bills, and so could be done with the firmware of 3D printers, to recognize and block gun components.

The clips less so, but i would expect common sense to prevail in that they have no use for anything other than mass murder or general mayhem.