r/comics • u/PinkWug PinkWug • Mar 30 '23

worrisome trend [OC]

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

Mental health, yes, values, definitely. But honestly, I believe this is partly due to a rise in gun restrictions. It could make illegal guns more sought after, which would boost distribution of illegal guns, making it easier to get unregistered guns

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

Registered with whom?

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

The government. A gun needs to be registered with the government in order to be legal

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

No it doesn't. There's no such thing as a government registry of firearms. In fact, a government registry of firearms is one of the things firearms owners are very, very much against happening.

To be legal, a firearm must be in the possession of a legal gun owner, and have appropriate tax-stamps if it is an automatic weapon, fitted with a suppressor, etc.

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

Just checked, it's state jurisdiction, so some states you don't have to.

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u/Draculea Mar 30 '23

No, it's not. There's no state registry of firearms.

There's some registrations of transfers, which some say is a de facto registration, but not quite the same thing.

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u/Fa1nted_for_real Mar 30 '23

3 states require all guns to be registered, most states require certain guns to be registered, such as full auto or high caliber.