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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (336606)	5/6/2007 11:37:07 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577188

The point of all this tracing/tracking is moot anyway as the crime gun is generally a stolen gun. That's why it's important to track - because it alerts the the police to the "stolen guns". A major source of guns to criminals is unscrupulous dealers (and I mostly mean the dealers who have a license but no store) who make fake sales to people who then say the gun was stolen but it was really sold, unrecorded, to someone who would never pass a background check. Most gun owners are pretty protective about their weapons and so these are not stolen by burglers looking for TVs. I would be in favor of gun owners re-affirming every 5 years or so that they still have the guns they bought. This would similar to getting an inspection sticker for your car. The best way to stop/reduce the gun related crime is to never let offenders who use guns out of jail for the rest of their lives. It's always better to prevent these tragedies than to regret them later and seek revenge after the fact.

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (336606)	5/6/2007 6:44:16 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577188

"The point of all this tracing/tracking is moot anyway as the crime gun is generally a stolen gun." Is there any data to support this? I really doubt that the government's "instant check" is very effective either. It's probably mostly fearmonging hype with social control in mind, much as a lot of the IRS's bullshit is. I get the feeling a criminal would be pretty safe walking into a gun shop, giving all his real info, and getting a piece. The Korean kid had been involuntarily committed, should have been flagged by the Fed check, but wasn't. Did he just "fall through the cracks", or is the system just nonfunctional bullshit? Is anyone looking into it?