There are several possibilities. First, he bought the gun through citizen to citizen. Second , he stole it. Third, the gun dealer didnt have access to the information. Fourth, the gun dealer didn't check. Of course, unless the individual has a prior history, there would not be anything to check. I don't know which of the above applies to the situation.
But, if a gun dealer sold him the gun without following the existing regulations, the law was broken and adding additional laws will not change that fact. Similiarly if he stole the gun, or acquired it through extra-legal means, he broke the law and no additional laws, or banning of firearms, would have changed that fact.
In other words, enforce the existing regulations.
Derek |
