firearms Archives - The Handbuilt City

Policy Urban Planning Gun Control Movements & Organizing

Why The “Gun Registration Will Lead To Confiscation” Trope Is Ridiculous

December 15, 2020December 13, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments AR15, background check, background checks, black rifle, data analysis, FBI, firearm law, firearm registration, firearms, gun, gun control, gun culture, gun registration, gun violence, larry keane, national shooting sports foundation, NICS, NRA, public policy, rifle, semiautomatic, semiautomatic weapons, the truth about guns, TTAG, universal background checks

Gun registration is a proposal that has gained little traction because of a widespread fear that it would result in guns being confiscated. There’s little evidence to suggest that such fears are warranted. But there’s also a good body of evidence suggesting that, well, the government probably knows who has guns already.