In my perfect world, every gun has a registered owner and the owner (as well as perpetrator, obviously, if different) is held liable for any crime committed with that gun. Kid takes Dad's gun to school and kills 6 people, Dad is charged with 6 counts of murder. Car is stolen with a gun loose in the backseat and then said gun is later used to rob a bank? Tough luck, the owner of the car is now considered a bank robber. For 99.9% of cases, truly responsible gun owners would never notice a difference.
But Chuckie?!? What if a locksmith robs my house and breaks into my gun safe and then commits a crime???
That 0.1% should make you question how badly you really need this gun, IMO.
Now, I don't need experts explaining why this would never work in our society... I get it. But I do tend to think that if there were REAL consequences attached to irresponsible gun use, it may curb some of the insane behavior in this country.