&gt; What, exactly, would you have us do to &quot;regulate cars like guns&quot;?<p>Given what I have read about most guns used in crimes originating through straw buyers or stolen guns, I think substantial penalties for people who don&#x27;t properly transfer guns if they wind up being used illegally would be the most effective way to reduce gun related violence.  This, of course, would require a system of registration and proper transfer documentation, like we have for cars.<p>This, along with secure storage requirements, I think could do a lot.  I agree accidents aren&#x27;t that big an issue when compared to intentional violence, I assume secure storage would substantially help with this along with suicide.  I&#x27;d also be in favor of severe penalties for not using secure storage.<p>In terms of new technology that could improve safety, fingerprint readers and id stamped ammo would help with both violence and safety.<p>Insurance could play an important role.  If you pass a test, get your refresher training and have proper storage you&#x27;d pay a low rate.  If you have an accident or have a gun stolen insurance could pay part of your penalty but your rate should go up enormously.<p>&gt;  ... non-starter in an environment where the people proposing these measures continuously demonstrate their bad will.<p>Continuously demonstrate bad will?  10s of thousands die yearly and even modest proposals are dismissed with hysteria like:<p>&gt; Registration? Sure, go ahead if you want a 2nd Civil War, we know our 20th Century history. Never again are not empty words to us.<p>Seriously, this is into &quot;UN black helicopter&quot;, &quot;Obama is an Al-Qaeda member&quot; territory.