exactly right... cuz this is kindergarten and 2 wrongs totally make a right... here’s an idea... instead of constantly - ad nauseum, in fact - answering something like this with the effective equivalent of “nuh uh, he did it too!!”, how about just shutting the hell up and doing the right thing yourself... start with…

To some extent, a & b already are in effect... some states will put them back in the market, but in those cases, they’re sold via a licensed dealer, and like any retail sale/puchase, a background check is completed via NICS with an ATF Form 4473 kept which details who the purchaser is.

I’ll add this infographic for further clarity ;) ...

you must be in Cali... that’s not a nationwide thing...

I’d clarify your observation by noting that the “extent” of gun registration nationwide is that all dealers selling new firearms into the market must process a background check for the transaction - and the serial #’s for all the guns are recorded on the ATF Form 4473 the purchaser filled out... i.e. the manufacturer…

incorrect-ish... a Pawn Shop which deals in firearms must have a federal firearms license (FFL 01) and as such, any transfer - including when an original owner comes back to get their gun out of hawk - requires an ATF Form 4473 be filled out, and a background check run thru NICS or the applicable state agency (which…

Pawn Shops that deal in firearms have FFL’s... so, no more or less reputable than any other gun retailer in that regard...

It is “registered” at point-of-purchase - at least at the 1st retail sale. Manufacturers have a record of the dealer to whom it was sold, and that deal has the ATF Form 4473 the purchaser filled out when they had their background check run.... sooo... this is already in place...