On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:20:40 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:


Ed Huntress wrote:

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:43:52 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:


Ed Huntress wrote:

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:12:56 -0400, "Tom Gardner" mars@tacks wrote:


"rangerssuck" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:14:19 PM UTC-4, Richard wrote:
Ok, you had your vote.

You Lost.

Get over it.



You were trying hard to punish innocent people for the crimes

of so very few criminals.

In what way is requiring a background check (less of a background check
than is required to be a crossing guard in my town) before purchasing a
lethal weapon "punishment?"

There SHOULD be a background check..........to VOTE!


In all but about five states, ID is required to vote. In most states,
no ID is required to buy a handgun.

Your lies and distortions are getting old...

Hey, moron, check out the laws on private sales. First, from the NRA:

http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/alabama.aspx

...then, for further explanation, from the Law Center to Prevent Gun
Violence:

http://smartgunlaws.org/category/sta...sales-of-guns/

You'll note they're not in disagreement, but you can link to each
state's statutes, if you're a skeptic.

There are six states that require background checks on private sales,
and two additional states that require bookkeeping or reporting of
private sales.

In most states, it's "Katie Bar the Doors, We've got a buyer, and he
has a pulse -- and some money!"

So wake up.

The fact is that that all handgun sales across state lines require a FFL
and a background check. The fact is that intrastate private sales are
prohibited if the seller has any reason to believe that the buyer could
not pass a background check.

Hahaha! And how do you prove that he DID have reason to believe that?

All he has to say is that the buyer said he was OK, and the seller had
no evidence to the contrary. He doesn't even need to ask for an ID in
most states. So a seller in Aridzona could be selling to someone from
Maryland, and he'd have no way to know it if the buyer said he was not
"prohibited," including that he was an Aridzona resident.

The seller would neither know, nor have to make any effort to find
out.

It was the "Making the World Safe for Violent Criminals" act.


The oft cited street corner sales are
felonies, and background checks have no relevance whatsoever.

But where did those guns come from? From legal sources. The FBI says
the largest single *criminal* source is strawman purchases, followed
by thefts.

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Ed Huntress