Reply #37: It's just plain plainly a pain [View All]

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If they really want to require permits for all privately owned guns they're going to have one hell of a daunting task to get permits issued to everyone who owns a gun already.

And the "inviolate" nature of one's home will make enforcement of any permit law practically impossible. I find that wording odd - Nothing is truly inviolable just as no right is inalienable. Violation and infringement can always be done through due process.

Try a little reductio ad absurdum on the original statement by MrBenchley, i.e. "All gun owners must be registered and all guns licensed." Applying the same logic to the draft Iraqi constitution would cover swords, concealable knives, pepper spray, etc. since all are generally regarded as weapons. Will the Iraqi government try to license everyone who OWNS a knife or can of pepper spray? Will there be a knife registry for all knives, or at least all that are designed to be used as weapons?

I propose a gentleperson's wager - I say "Possession and use of firearms and other weapons without a permit" will end up being interpreted as specifically referring to public possession, and you say I'm full of shit. Let's flag this and keep track of it.