The Gun Control Debate

Using the word "debate" rather charitably here, here's a clip of S.E. Cupp debating with 4 antis on a TV news show. As was noted, 4:1 odds seem a bit steep, and keeping abreast of the arguments and countering them as they come up is very difficult.

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The lead man for the antis is Dan Gross, current front man for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership Violence. His position is that for an extra $12 added to the price of  any newly manufactured gun, shell casings and bullets can then be quickly traced back to the guns registered owner.See? Registered guns, and the owners pick up the tab for the registration.

The point being missed here is the bit about registration of the gun to a specific owner. One might as well suggest that if you buy a gun, the gun would not only be registered to you, but the guns serial number be tattooed on your arm. Should you give up your gun, the number would be struck through, showing that you're probably unarmed, but nevertheless a person of interest.

Mr Gross denies that he favors confiscation, but if you go back to the previous incarnation of his group, Handgun Control, the founders there were forthright about their desire to confiscate every gun in the country. Their idea of compromise was to grab the hand guns first.

The other item not touched on was the follow-up to registration, which is the annual renewal that would be required, and the ever-increasing cost of said renewal. Some states have this already.