"I had a tragic boating accident"

WTNH covers the defeat of a bill in CT that would require citizens to report stolen guns, or else.

The bill would have imposed a $500 fine on anyone who does not report a lost or stolen gun within 72 hours after the weapon has gone missing.

I suppose the precious gun tracing databases won't work very well if people don't report their firearms stolen. Personally, I suspect that when the confiscations start, laws like these will be used to prevent folks from saying the (to be confiscated) guns were stolen.

I guess we'll have to revert to the old, "They were lost in a tragic boating accident" excuse.