Now enforce it!
I am sure the thugs and gang-bangers will be the first to register their pistols ... /s
They’re always trying to reduce crime (allegedly) by going after law abiding citizens. They are politically paralyzed when it comes to actually reducing crime so they turn us into their scapegoat- their bogeyman.
They don’t have a clue about how long this would take or maybe they do. You just know they are talking about a $200 tax stamp and a form 4 application. It takes them months just to approve one. Can you imagine how long this would take? Which of course is the whole point.
They don’t care about enforcing it per se. When they stop you and find a pistol, that is a charge. When your neighbor calls 9 11 and says they were walking by your house and said they smelled smoke from within your house and they investigate find a pistol, that is a charge. When your friend turns you in, well because he can and they go to your house...... But if they pass it 99% of the sheep will comply and turn those who don’t comply. Because it is a law and Conservatives obey the law. I obey the Law, They got to obey the law too. The theft of the 2020 election proved to the Powers That Be That Conservatives will not fight. Therefore they are not really worried. They can proceed with their plans.