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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think every house that has guns should have them registered with the local police and fire department so they know what they are walking into if they get a call.  I mean, all the ammo would be horrifying in a house fire.

I live in Maryland and am SHOCKED by how loosey-goosey the gun rules are here compared to Massachusetts when I was raised.  We have about 4 guns (2 handguns, a rifle and an "assault rifle" - yeah, I nearly died when I discovered that's what it was in the wake of these school shootings) - all my husband's, all used for target shooting, never used for hunting (killing anything sickens him).  I did get trained in using the handguns so I could be safe around them, but they aren't my thing.

So if you ask, do ask everyone (and we'd never be offended) ... you'd NEVER know we were the "type of people" to have guns in the house - when my friends find out they are still shocked!

But here's the thing - they aren't registered, nobody did any background checks on him before he bought them, etc.  NONE!  He's fine, he would have passed them, but the point is, nobody knows they are in our house - and they should all be registered in some database in the sky, but it's not required!  [b]And he just walked into a gun shop and bought them - no waiting period, no checks, nada.[/b]  I think it's deplorable. [/quote]

No he didn’t. [/quote]

NP. I bought my husband a gun years ago (for target shooting only) and I went to the place, bought it, told the guy I was buying it for my husband, he said he didn't care and as far as he was concerned I was the one he was selling it to and he didn't care what I did with it afterwards. He did take my driver's license and did some sort of check that two took seconds and handed me the gun in a bag. Honestly, I was shocked at how easy it was.[/quote]

If this is true, and the events occurred after 1968, you just admitted committing a federal felony by lying on the Form 4473 when you said you were the actual end user of the firearm. [/quote]

This was in 2012. I don't remember filling out a form. I did everything that was asked of me and told the truth about the entire situation. I wouldn't have signed something saying I was buying it for myself because that wasn't true. [/quote]

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