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Americans aren’t fond of gun registries. Even the most ardent gun control fan knows that, which is why most of them don’t want to mention them in the least.
See, the reason so many people object to registries is that there’s absolutely no way a database full of gun owners won’t be abused in some way, shape, or form. There’s zero chance that it’ll just sit there, undisturbed, waiting for absolutely no one to ever use it for anything.
Proposals to create a national gun registry have long been met with fierce opposition from gun rights advocates. While proponents say a registry would help in tracking guns used in crimes, opponents worry that it would compromise privacy and could be used by the federal government to confiscate firearms. Now, a team of Brown University computer scientists has devised a way of implementing a registry that may allay some of those concerns.
Brown University computer scientists, working with a U.S. senator, have proposed a gun registry database that’s ultra-secure and decentralized, potentially easing concerns about privacy and federal overreach.