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**Precturge** · 09-25-2009, 06:41 PM

First, the article doesn't say that they are searching homes, only that they are knocking on doors and asking whether there is a gun in the house. That doesn't violate the constitution at all, and at least in this country the homeowners would be free to refuse to respond.

A case could be made that this is unwarranted and intimidating, which seems to be the purpose.

Third, all of you gun lovers argue against new gun control laws with the mantra, "If we just enforce the laws we have ..." And yet, when there is enforcement, which is exactly what this is in Canada, you're all up in arms (pun intended). Not to mention whining and excuses ... "the paperwork is too hard," "how could they know it was a straw buyer" (re: the gun shop that was closed down). The Canadian gun registry is one of the biggest boondoggles in Canadian history. Yet, the gun control freaks keep pressing it. There is also some evidence that it can and may be presently used to generate shopping lists for criminals.

If the law requires guns to be registered, and the police have reason to believe that a home contains unregistered guns, then I'm all for enforcing the law, which is exactly what's happening here. (Although, actually, they aren't even enforcing the law; they're offering amnesty). It would have been better had this law not been created, since it serves no legitimate purchase other than to generate revenue and to potentially help arm criminals.

09-25-2009, 06:41 PM	#17
Precturge Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 585 Senior Member	First, the article doesn't say that they are searching homes, only that they are knocking on doors and asking whether there is a gun in the house. That doesn't violate the constitution at all, and at least in this country the homeowners would be free to refuse to respond. A case could be made that this is unwarranted and intimidating, which seems to be the purpose. Third, all of you gun lovers argue against new gun control laws with the mantra, "If we just enforce the laws we have ..." And yet, when there is enforcement, which is exactly what this is in Canada, you're all up in arms (pun intended). Not to mention whining and excuses ... "the paperwork is too hard," "how could they know it was a straw buyer" (re: the gun shop that was closed down). The Canadian gun registry is one of the biggest boondoggles in Canadian history. Yet, the gun control freaks keep pressing it. There is also some evidence that it can and may be presently used to generate shopping lists for criminals. If the law requires guns to be registered, and the police have reason to believe that a home contains unregistered guns, then I'm all for enforcing the law, which is exactly what's happening here. (Although, actually, they aren't even enforcing the law; they're offering amnesty). It would have been better had this law not been created, since it serves no legitimate purchase other than to generate revenue and to potentially help arm criminals.
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