“For instance, 10 states plus the District of Columbia have laws in place requiring gun owners to report the theft or loss of firearms to law enforcement, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a group that advocates for stronger firearm regulations.”
Camel’s nose, meet tent. Steps 1)-5)
1) Enact “safe storage” laws so those guns won’t be stolen.
2) Enact super-stringent regulations regarding “safe storage”.
3) Enact laws that allow police, with approval of owner, to inspect “safe storage”.
4) Enact laws that allow police to make surprise inspections and entry without owners approval.
5) Enact laws to allow confiscation of guns not in “safe storage”.
A lot of those “lost guns” are probably cover-up excuses by Straw Buyers and/or to disarm (pun intended) the “lost in a boating accident” meme.
If they truly were concerned about “gun safety”, they would subsidize 100% the cost of home monitoring, and also give tax credits for the purchase of safes which cost several thousand dollars.
But we don’t see these common sense things, because quite simply they would like to jail law abiding gun owners.