What struck me about this is that it was *identical* to the technique used by police in England to obtain DNA samples, after a particularly brutal crime.
But it didn’t stop there!
It began by asking all “adult males” in a city to submit DNA, to “eliminate them as suspects”. And they did get a very high turn out. And once in the database, the police *kept* that DNA information for future reference.
Then, unrelated to that brutal crime, other cities decided to do the same, asking for “voluntary” submissions of DNA, after they had their own, if not as heinous, crimes. Again, “helpful but stupid” citizens gave up their DNA, to be added to the database.
Then, seemingly out of the blue, the English Home Office started an elaborate process to create a NATIONAL DNA database. First, with just taking involuntary DNA samples from its prisoners. Then taking DNA samples from people who had been arrested, but not convicted.
And finally, to demand DNA samples from every citizen of England.
As such, they now have a national DNA database.
Remember, as with associating guns with gun owners, the police only have to do it once, and then they know forever. This now means that to identify most of the gun owners and guns in an area, they just need to poll gun dealers say, 20 times, for the most popular gun models.
This time, they’re looking for .40 Glocks. Next time, .357 Magnum S&Ws. Etc.
Does anyone honestly believe that the federal government isn’t trying to incrementally determine who owns guns, and what type of guns they own?
They may do it more subtly than the English, or sneakily, as the case may be. But do you doubt it for a minute?
Death by 1,000 paper cuts.