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Politician's words may be worthless, but establishing programs creates a constituency that binds politicians. That's why it's so hard to get rid of programs once they're enacted, or to reform them.

In this case, such legislation would create a large class of licensed gun owners who are also voters. It would also allow many people, residing in states with restrictive laws, to own guns legally for the first time.

Yes, Congress 'could' repeal Social Security tomorrow--that is to say, they have the legal authority to do so. But with all the voters receiving SS, this isn't going to happen. The same situation would exist with legal gun licensing.

[gatex]

Give us your opinion of the 1928 German gun law that required registraion and licensing of firearms.