Exactly. It's getting increasingly difficult for junkies to obtain opiods because of tighter controls around prescriptions. https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/guidelines_at-a-glance-a.pdf |
And they're still dying like flies. The Chinese have been happy to pick up the slack. |
So why not just allow private sellers to use the NICS system that FFL dealers use? Problem solved. Having to go through a dealer to transfer a gun from seller to buyer adds a level of complexity and additional cost that is completely unnecessary if private sellers could just use the NICS. |
So..... what you're saying then.... is when addicts can't obtain something legally, they just give up and stop looking. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! No. When addicts can't find something legally, they simply obtain it illegally. But felons don't do that with guns. Nah... totally different scenario, right?
Why don't you just admit that the REAL reason you want background checks on private sales is because you want the information on who owns what in a giant database, so when the time comes to confiscate them all, you know who has what. Seriously, just admit that. We already know it anyway. But we'd actually have a modicum of respect for you if you had the courage to admit that's the plan. But you never do. You go on thinking we'll never figure it out until it's too late. Yeah, that went out with the Sullivan Law. |
Sure. Call your congressperson. |
No, I said it makes it “increasingly difficult” - just as a universal background checks would make it increasingly difficult for felons to buy guns. Are you a felon? Why do you want to give them easy ways to buy guns? And your whole “REAL reason” tirade makes you sound like a paranoid nut job projecting your inner fears on me. |
Uh, why don't YOU call? I'm not the one pushing for universal background checks. You are. |
Ahhhhhhh yes, the old "paranoid" tripe. That's what you folks throw out when you know you're caught. It's not paranoia. It's reality. Search: "Sullivan Law NYC". Search "CA assault weapon registry" I know you won't, so I'll Cliff Note it for you anyway: In both cases, registration lists were later used to confiscate guns from owners after a change in the law, despite assurances when the registration laws were passed that no such thing would ever occur. In CA's case, it didn't even take 5 years to go from registration to confiscation. And background checks on private sales do just that - they create an up-to-date registry of who owns what, because each gun is logged in on the bound books of the FFL doing the transfer. The dealers essentially are being used to build the gun registry that the govt is legally prohibited from building itself. Then the BATFE simply collects the books from the dealers periodically, as they do now already, and builds a registry. You're factually underequipped to engage in this argument. Now, call me another name or insult me. Because that's all you've got. |
That’s funny after you’ve tried to insult me on multiple posts. And then when I respond with facts you go silent. Do you think we should require background checks for any gun sale? |
Name calling is better than wishing for suicide and murder of law abiding gun owners like some of these crazy were doing a few weeks ago. Heck, if she's just name calling she may have a thing for you! |
Nope. I don't insult anyone. I don't need to. I'm better than that. I win arguments on this topic because I'm better informed than you. Insults and name calling are the last ditch measure of people who can't win an argument. I'm ok with background checks on sales of new guns from licensed dealers. And as others have suggested, open NICS to private sellers so they can run the same background check themselves just like a dealer would. But with no component that establishes a record of who owns what gun. FWIW, I think everyone who shops at Home Depot or Lowes or other hardware stores should have background checks, too. Because everything you need to literally build a working gun from scratch is in just about every hardware store in the country. Do you support background checks every time you go to Home Depot? |
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The "open NICS to private sellers" suggestion has seemingly driven off the anti-gunners like a crucifix to a vampire.
I guess they don't really care so much about the background checks, as creating a gun registry from second-hand gun sales. That seems to be the real goal for them. As usual, they lie to conceal their real goals. |
par·a·noi·a /?per??noi?/ noun a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system. No, my "real goal" is trying to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. You want to give felons the option to buy guns via online classified? And the responsible, unlicensed gun sellers already ask for concealed carry permit, ID, bill of sale, etc. Open NCIS would a nice extra. It'd be even better if it'd be required for ALL private sales. |
Phew. You finally answered my question. It only took what - 3 pages? No need for you get all hysterical next time. Just answer FFS. Did you write "factually underequipped" and "childish, moronic, infantile questions"? After I repeatedly brought down the FACT hammer and repeatedly heard crickets to basic questions. |
It won't stop anyone who wants a gun from getting a gun. Also it won't stop straw purchases. |