Shot heard around the world be fired first in Conneticut?

[seanD]

Now that we have the whole gay distraction issue nonsense out of the way, there seems to be a silent issue in Connecticut regarding gun registration...

http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/13/la...ister-weapons/

If this comes to your state (and it's almost a sure thing that it will), as a gun owner, will you register your guns?

[Cow Poke]

I can't see this happening in Texas in my lifetime, and a long time after. But not for lack of trying on the part of liberals.

[myth]

I don't think I would. I'd also look into moving to a more gun-friendly state.

Seriously, I'm single so it wouldn't be too hard to move. Getting my professional certifications to transfer might be difficult, though. Montana and Texas would be good possibilities. I like Texas, but it's way too hot there in the summer.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, seanD. I honestly hadn't heard any whispering about this.

[seanD]

I can't see this happening in Texas in my lifetime, and a long time after. But not for lack of trying on the part of liberals.

Never say never when public emotion and hysteria are at play. Who would have ever thought we'd have things like the NDAA and the NSA prism program initiated on US citizens, but all it took was 911. All it takes a couple more mass shootings, MSM sensationalism, public mass hysteria and there's no telling what policy any state will or won't accept. The weird thing is is that the republicans are going along with it. Makes it difficult to distinguish the lines between "liberal" and "conservative" in these instances.

[Cow Poke]

Never say never when public emotion and hysteria are at play.

True that -- but I'm old! So, "in my lifetime" ends fairly soon, and "a long time after" was chosen instead of never, because, well... what you said.

Who would have ever thought we'd have things like the NDAA and the NSA prism program initiated on US citizens, but all it took was 911. All it takes a couple more mass shootings, MSM sensationalism, public mass hysteria and there's no telling what policy any state will or won't accept. The weird thing is is that the republicans are going along with it. Makes it difficult to distinguish the lines between "liberal" and "conservative" in these instances.

I try not to use "republican" and "democrat" labels anymore for that very reason -- and I just finished writing to my republican representatives/congresspeople telling them I'm disgusted with them, and voting independent.

Seriously, though... I think Texas is pretty isolated from this "anti gun" hysteria for the foreseeable future.

(Then, again, I never IMAGINED that one day I would be vilified for simply saying that 'marriage is one man and one woman'. )

[seanD]

[supton]

I have only vaguely followed this, and I *thought* the registration was only for "assault" weapons, not for all guns. And certainly not for ammunition. But for those evil high capacity magazines.

*checks to see how tracable this computer is... gives up, beyond me*

No, I would not register. I'd first move, or try really hard to move to someplace more free. I'm 99% sure my wife would be fully behind me, she isn't much of a gun fan but has gone shooting with me on occasion. She is no fan of where this country is headed. But sorry CP, unless if Northern Texas is different than the rest of it, we would have no plans of moving there!

[Cow Poke]

No, I would not register. I'd first move, or try really hard to move to someplace more free. I'm 99% sure my wife would be fully behind me, she isn't much of a gun fan but has gone shooting with me on occasion. She is no fan of where this country is headed. But sorry CP, unless if Northern Texas is different than the rest of it, we would have no plans of moving there!

Them folks are yankees.

[supton]

I like how you think northern Texas is "north", hehe.

As long as there's no belt buckles, 32 gallon hats and no heat/humidity, I *might* be persuaded to move. Some day. Some century.

[Cow Poke]

I think it's pretty much like Christians in the old Soviet Union did for decades... they understood, for example, that owning or possessing a Bible was illegal, and they understood that getting caught with one could result in a beating, jail time, or even death. The evaluated the risk, and made the choice to keep their Bibles.
In that case, Acts 5:[29]*Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

But, yeah, I realize that owning a gun is not the same as owning a Bible. It's just a matter of -- have you evaluated the risk as opposed to the liberty, and are you willing to accept the consequences?

[Carrikature]

[Jedidiah]

I have only vaguely followed this, and I *thought* the registration was only for "assault" weapons, not for all guns.

Yet!

[seanD]

It's impossible on the face of it. They have an estimate as to how many exist. That's it. They're not even trackable, by their own admission. That's one reason, out of many, that Texas is unlikely to ever implement such a policy.

whether it's possible or not... it is. I'm more interested in how gun owners, specifically Christians, will handle it within that hypothetical scenario.

CP, kudos to your answer.

[Psychic Missile]

Why are people so against a gun registry?

[Bill the Cat]