Some doubt a public gun registry would deter criminals and say it could endanger gun owners
A Democratic-sponsored proposal to create a public gun registry poses some dangerous potential risks, including to Second Amendment rights, law enforcement officers are warning.The bill in Congress represents a "gross intrusion on your rights and your protections," Kevin Hassett, president of the Retired Police Association of the State of New York, told Fox News.
Specifically, a public gun registry would present significant risks for retired law enforcement officers like him, Hassett warned, going so far as to deem the legislation "anti-police."
A Democratic-sponsored proposal to create a public gun registry poses some dangerous potential risks, including to Second Amendment rights, law enforcement officers are warning.
The bill in Congress represents a "gross intrusion on your rights and your protections," Kevin Hassett, president of the Retired Police Association of the State of New York, told Fox News.
Specifically, a public gun registry would present significant risks for retired law enforcement officers like him, Hassett warned, going so far as to deem the legislation "anti-police."
Both Hassett and McDermott doubted that a public gun registry – or even increased firearm ownership regulations – would deter criminals who blatantly violate the law.
"How does a national gun registry prevent shootings?" Hassett asked. "Criminals don’t register their guns. … There will always be people who don’t comply with the law."
Both Hassett and McDermott doubted that a public gun registry – or even increased firearm ownership regulations – would deter criminals who blatantly violate the law.
"How does a national gun registry prevent shootings?" Hassett asked. "Criminals don’t register their guns. … There will always be people who don’t comply with the law."
Democrats' public gun registry bill blasted as 'frightening,' ‘anti-police’
Law enforcement officers are warning there are dangerous risks associated with a Democratic-sponsored proposal to create a public gun registry.
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Maybe they will except the police from the list of homes with guns so the criminals will go after citizens instead.
