Another senseless death and an idea whose time has come.

[flamin lib]

2. We could be twin brothers of different mothers.

I was taught to shoot at an early age, been around guns most of my life and now have a C&R ffl. I have close to a dozen guns, only one designed after 1900. They are all secured under lock and key. I haven't laid hand or eye on any of them in more than a year. After December 14, 2012 I came to the conclusion that there is no justifiable reason for civilians to have semi automatic firearms of any type and had the semi autos in my collection destroyed as per BATF&E instructions. I never cared for the NRA or other gun clubs/groups. People who belong to these organizations seem to hold guns in an inappropriate special regard.

To your well thought out and reasonable considerations I would add a national registry. Every gun with a serial number was legally owned at least once. Should the legal owner sell to a private party that gun becomes invisible. Tying the gun to every individual who owns it seems the only way to make any other violence reducing attempt possible. Additionally, should a legal gun owner change to a prohibited status a registry would make it possible to recover any and all firearms in their possession.

None of this will happen in my children's lifetime, but perhaps in the lifetimes of my grandchildren.