Can the gun nuts spell "logistics?"

[Oldfolkie]

We are hearing, reading and watching a huge number of NRA/gun nut articles, posts, cartoons, etc., that all espouse the belief that the federal government wants to confiscate the guns of private citizens.
What would be the logistics of such a project? Who would be used to do it? The Army? Maybe federalize every law enforcement officer in the country? Look for 3oo million guns in the homes of 300++ million people?
I submit that the undertaking would be impossible.

[Hekate]

1. Mostly, they can't spell at all

Okay, that was nasty of me. But I am sick to death of Gungeoneers weeping over the potential loss of their Precious.

[jmg257]

2. Are you assuming that every owner of the 300mil+ guns

Would not voluntarily turn their's in if, say, the possession of contraban guns was a deemed a felony punishable by a mandatory 10years in federal prison, for each offense?

Most would not?
Half?
a cool million?
???


Assuming of course that anyone actually wants to ban every existing gun in the country.

[SparkyOR]

3. Overheard in my workplace lunchroon, "more deaths from hammers than guns..."

I bite my tongue and go eat in my car, because I can't keep a cool head. But it DID occur to me, that the parents of the victims at Sandy Hook, or the theatre, or the mall, or the.... would have been exceedingly grateful, if we could go back in time and have the perp show up armed only with hammers and clubs...(or steak knives)
I started looking up the statistics and and decided it really doesn't matter. A person who has gone offf into a rage binge isn't likely to get more than one or 2 victims, unless they're armed with "WMD's". And trust me, it's a good thing I'm not packing heat, because of said temper.
In the paper yesterday apparently a couple of 22 year-olds, who have concealed carry permits in Portland, OR decided to parade around the neighborhood close to a school, to assert their 2nd amendment rights. Now if someone else had been armed and feeling protective of little kids in schools had seen them, who knows how the story would have ended. At the very least, they've proven that they AREN'T responsible gun owners and deserve to have the guns taken away.
[link:http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/01/second_amendment_supported_car.html#incart_most-comments|

[Notafraidtoo]

4. Heres what i came up with

I didn't spend much time so there might be more ...when i first looked up the topic like 50 right wing websites saying this trash but a simple look at FBI's own website i came up with this

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10shrtbl08.xls

fire arm murders- 8,775

all blunt objects including hammers -540

now this was 2010 but have things really changed that much my god how can right wingers be ok with being bold faced lied to everyday when the info is SO easy to fact check wtf.

[Historic NY]

5. Facts they don't care.....

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8

8,583 firearm murders.
496 blunt objects.