02-22-2021, 09:11 PM
(02-22-2021, 08:55 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Yes, you're referring to the NFA regulations. Those aside, a firearms registry is illegal at the Federal level. I don't know what you're referring to by registries at the state level, but that would be completely illegal.
https://www.concealedcarry.com/law/are-guns-registered/#:~:text=The%20Firearm%20Owners'%20Protection%20Act,firearms%20directly%20to%20their%20owner.
No such rule or regulation prescribed [by the Attorney General] after the date of the enactment of the Firearms Owners Protection Act may require that records required to be maintained under this chapter or any portion of the contents of such records, be recorded at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or any political subdivision thereof, nor that any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or disposition be established. Nothing in this section expands or restricts the Secretary's authority to inquire into the disposition of any firearm in the course of a criminal investigation.
Ahh, well yea the old “ everything after this” caveat is interesting. A law setting up such registration can simply do the same thing and gut that. That said, there are three states it’s required to register a gun I believe. They probably use a different word choice to avoid issues.
That’s the beauty of our government, when something doesn’t make sense anymore we rewrite it...then the next group comes in an re-writes it again.
