#3 cuz its the closest to waht i want. as a gun owner, its a right im not about to give up but you wont open my closet and find an ak47 or uzi's.... however im not really sure i want to have to register every gun i own.... cuz little by little i think they are going to regulate more and more and soon enough, ill have to pick up my guns at the police station and sign them out to hunt or target shoot.... im not really down with that.
background checks are a good idea though and as far as im concerned, the current law of felons = no guns im perfectly at ease with.

side note, gettin your pistol permit in NY is no simple task.... waiting list.... civil references.... and dammit i want my Ruger kP944 .40S&W