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Re:Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy? by cgriswald on Monday June 11, 2018 @01:04PM (#17286194)
> I disagree with gun registries being a precursor to confiscation and prosecution.

I have two friends who openly advocate for this method of removing guns from the US. Regardless, I think this is something gun owners fear. When Canada had a registration list, it seized weapons that were legal when purchased and later made illegal by bureaucratic decision, without compensation.

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Re:Why Do We Care So Much About Privacy? by balabaster on Monday June 11, 2018 @02:31PM (#17287012)
Indeed. I've also known people who had legally owned antique weapons they'd been grandfathered by deceased parents illegally seized and had to fight through the courts to get them back. They got them back eventually, but not everyone is that lucky.
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