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Rosco (Roger_Walker@CUEHere.Edmonton.AB.CA) writes:
>> You forgot to mention that it is also the law to register amateur radios,
>> and also necessary to get a license to operate one -- and has been the law
>> for more than fifty years.  So whats the big deal ?  I don't hear anybody
>> spouting off about infringing upon the rights of amateur radio operators;
>> why not ?
> 
> It is amazing how people can't see that there are a variety of reasons for
> registering <whatever>:

Yes, I find it truly amazing that people like you can feel so violently
opposed to such a simple concept.

> Dogs are registered because they have a mind of their own, and their owners
> are supposed to be held accountable for them. The public receives a
> benefit.
> 
> Amateur radios are registered so that (in part) bandwidth can be more
> effectively assigned (for the benefit of all, and future amateur radio
> operators. Their operators are licensed to ensure appropriate training (and
> yes, we do believe that an APPROPRIATE licensing system for firearms
> owners/users is a good idea, and has been proposed many times, and
> rejected).
> 
> Firearms are registered to make confiscation easier. Registrants receive no
> benefit from it. The public receives no benefit from it.

The public receives the benefit of having better knowledge and control
over lethal weapons that are in circulation. To me, that is a *much* more
important benefit than bein able to trace somebody who doesn't comply with
poop&scoop.

> This is known as "totalitarian."

Bullshit hyperbole.

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