“But how would gun registration make this work? Most crime guns are stolen. So the police would trace the fired casing back to the original owner whose gun was stolen. So what? Still doesn’t tell you who the criminal was.”
So true. Then you get to the next step in the processs where if your gun is stolen and used in a crime, then you can be prosecuted as if you’d done the crime. No joke, I’ve seen gun control advocates argue for this. I asked if your car is stolen and used in a crime, should you be prosecuted. I was told ‘that’s different’.
How is that different? Because the Liberal Hoplophobe you were talking to owns a car?