social security is for determining who to pay and who not to pay.
> voters
voter registration is to determine who can and cannot vote
> drivers
driver registration is for determining who can and cannot drive
> students
is this even true?
> people on disability, people who are unemployed
again, for determining who to give money to (people are free not to file). those are voluntary
> but gun owners would be too much
to what end? it seems like the purpose of all of those other registries is to know who they should take away benefit of the program from.
Why does a driver and car need to go on a registry? You just said that was ok.
A right is a right!
The purpose is to ensure that the guns are in the possession of the registered owner, and not sold illegally; to ensure that the gun is being stored in a safe manner that will not lead to its theft or accidentally use; and so that the government can call upon lawful gun owners to defend their country in time of need.
There really has been no tradition of forced weapon confiscation in this country, and I think your insinuation to the contrary is born of paranoia.
Multiple elected officials have said they want to start such a tradition, e.g., Mark Warner (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-action-should-be-...), Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker (https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/politics/beto-orourke-guns-de...). How is it paranoia to think they'll do exactly what they said they want to do?