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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Uh huh. Sure.

So we're all still waiting on that post where a gun rights supporter says they want "deranged and crazy people to be armed"

Stilllllllllll waiting.

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If you are ok with [i]anyone[/i] getting a gun then you are ok with crazy people getting guns.

Do YOU support universal background checks? Do YOU support red flag laws? 
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[b]How do universal background checks stop people from getting guns?[/b]  I think you will find plenty of people who don't want their gun purchases being tracked, and will conduct them without them being tracked.  Some might not want them tracked for criminal reasons, others want privacy and don't trust the government not to compile a database of who owns what.

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https://lawcenter.giffords.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/background-checks/universal-background-checks/
[i]When background checks are required and properly enforced, they can help keep guns out of dangerous hands.
1. Since the federal background check requirement was adopted in 1994, over 3 million people legally prohibited from possessing a gun have been stopped from purchasing a gun or denied a permit to purchase.2 More than 35% of these denials involved people convicted of felony offenses.3
2. Background check laws also help prevent guns from being diverted to the illegal gun market. States without universal background check laws export crime guns across state lines at a 30% higher rate than states that require background checks on all gun sales.4[/i]

People with a history of mental illness can buy from an unlicensed seller without a background check.
[i]A dangerous gap in our federal gun laws lets people buy guns without passing a background check. Under current law, unlicensed sellers—people who sell guns online, at gun shows, or anywhere else without a federal dealer’s license—can transfer firearms without having to run any background check whatsoever.

Because of this loophole, domestic abusers, people with violent criminal records, and people prohibited for mental health reasons can easily buy guns from unlicensed sellers with no background check in most states. In fact, an estimated 22% of US gun owners acquired their most recent firearm without a background check1—which translates to millions of Americans acquiring millions of guns, no questions asked, each year.[/i]

If people buy their guns illegally then they risk legal implications.

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