"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ...

Listening to the radio, today. Aparently,
"instant checks" or universal background
checks is another form of registration.
Since, it can be reasoned, that anyone
who applies to be checked must be a gun
owner of some form.

Christopher A. Young
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No, anyone applying for a background check could be a first-time gun buyer.

Records for successful purchasers must be destroyed in 24 hours. That is,
federal records. In some states, you have a de facto registration because
you have to fill out a purchase form (handguns in NJ, for example) for which
the *state* retains a copy.

--
Ed Huntress



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"George Plimpton" wrote in message
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I don't think they have any substantive reason for opposing universal
background checks.

Registration is another matter. That doesn't do anything to keep guns
out of the hands of bad people. It's purely a form of intimidation
aimed at law-abiding gun owners, and as many have already pointed out,
is the classic first step toward confiscation. The NRA's opposition to
gun registration is sound and substantive.