a) fingerprints change over time.
b) fingerprint gathering technology improves
So, you know, there couldn’t be ANY reason except “douchebaggery”. /sarc
Right, so I guess I am convinced. For the “greater good” I should be perfectly happy to jump through any hoops, wait any length of time, perform any tests, subject myself to any whim, so that I may be allowed to avail myself of my constitutional rights, or at least a small portion of those rights that my benevolent overlords deem appropriate based on whatever arbitrary criteria they see fit.
Now that I say it out loud, it sounds perfectly reasonable.
Back to fingerprints specifically, exactly how does having someone’s fingerprints on file effect their ability to participate in criminal activities, or aid others in that pursuit? Maybe,
maybe, I would concede that there might be something to doing it the first time so the state could check you are who you say you are, and you are not already in their system under a different alias, and are indeed a criminal.
However, in order to concede that, I would have to first concede that licensing in the first place was reasonable, which it is not
Bring 2 forms of ID, fill out this form, allow us to fingerprint you, pay this fee, wait an unreasonable amount of time to do all of this, during this very specific, probably inconvenient, and inflexible time window, and then wait an unreasonable amount of time for us to process your renewal and produce a new card for you. Yup, it all checks out.
All of this, and none of it prevents anyone from obtaining firearms illegally, or using firearms in an illegal act.
Anything extra, anything at all, is simply requiring you to kiss the ring. It is that simple.