01-26-2018, 01:36 PM
(01-25-2018, 02:52 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But even if there were no "open carry" the lack of registration requirement and licensing prevents a lot of criminals from being prosecuted for illegal possession of weapons.
As a police officer you should know how many times a person is caught with illegal drugs just because those drugs were in the persons vehicle or on his person when he came in contact with the police for an unrelated issue. Or how many times a person get charged with "driving without a license" because they are stopped for something else.
(01-26-2018, 12:32 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'm not a police officer, I've stated this many times. Yes, many crimes are discovered during otherwise routine encounters such as traffic stops. Given the ineptitude of your first statement in this post I can't really determine what point you think you're making here.
Sorry for thinking you were a police officer, but my point is so simple i think most non-police officers would still get it.
If gun registration was required then the police would be able to get a lot more illegal guns off the streets other than just waiting for them to commit a violent crime before acting.
Everytime a person was stopped by the police for any reason and found to be in possession of a gun that gun could be seized and the person charged for illegal possession. As it is now it would be practically impossible, or at least very inefficient, for them to go to all of the steps in the field to determine if the person was in lawful possession of the gun. Instead of just demanding to see the gun license and registration like they do with a driver or a prescription if they find narcotics the officer would have to run the persons entire criminal history and then run the guns serial numbers to see if it has been stolen. And as the study you cited shows the guns in the hands of criminals often belong to other people who have refused to report them as stolen.
If you are a lawful gun owner would you rather be able to just flash a license and registration or wait around for a half hour while the officer runs your entire criminal history and enters all serial numbers from every gun through a data base?
