...people can't otherwise just surrender firearms? Seems like an oversight.
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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It's a temporary surrender, which means someone else has to store and keep track of your gun and give it back later. I agree that could just be made available to anyone, but I can understand why it may be limited to those at a more immediate risk than, say, just wanted it to be someone else's problem while they go on vacation.
Ideally it doesn't matter, I'd rather my taxes go to storing guns while people are on vacation or not using their second home than having people die because they felt there were too many hoops to jump through. Also, guns not being stolen while people are on vacation or whatever is also strictly good from a public safety standpoint so it's kinda win-win.
Similarly, ideally the process is sealed box to sealed box possession, in other words the government has no idea what they're storing within reason. Gun laws change constantly and can be hard to stay on top of so I'd rather someone get their homemade 3D printed ghost machine gun grenade launcher back than lots of people die because they were worried they might get arrested for trying to be safe.