Ok. I just read this because of our simultaneous posting.
Nearly every gun ban has started with a simple registration policy. Once the gun grabbers know who has certain firearms, they are easier to take away. Except for the firearms in illegal hands... Canada had a lot of firearms "lost" right before their registration deadline - which lead to a confiscation of certain firearms.
As far as leading people down a slippery slope:
A person should not risk any of their rights to compromise. Eventually you will find yourself offering more of you rights in trade or risking your life when too many are taken away. You can't compromise with a right, if you do, is it really a right?
What kind of compromises are you willing to make with your knives for the sheeple?
I see your point now. If gun registration really is the start of a ban, then count me out. Like I said earlier, I must have too much faith in our government to think that things will stop at gun registration. If I knew that gun registration would absolutely not lead to a ban, I would not have a problem with it. If gun registration leads to a ban, there's a problem.
As a side note, I was reading on some pro gun ownership websites about a month ago, and reasons anti gun politicians think citizens should own guns came up. Anti gun politicians think guns only should be for sporting purposes (ie. hunting and target shooting). On the particular website I was on the pro gun folks brought up self defense. Why do anti gun politicians think self defense is not a legitimate reason to own a gun? To me, that seems like a very important reason to own one.
Anyway, enough for me tonight. It's getting late. Thanks for the responses though!
