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Silent Type

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5. Totally agree. I'm fine with H Biden plea deal, but this should lead to

Reply to HeartachesNhangovers (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:47 PM

Jun 2023

tough prosecution in future. In Biden’s case, he bought a 38 Special revolver, not something likely to be used in terrorist activity. But still, what’s the use of having laws and background checks if they aren’t going to be used?

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Lying to ATF on gun-purchase form yields few prosecutions, data shows [View all] sl8 Jun 2023 OP

6 page document? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2023 #1

The one in the article has a revision date of 2022. sl8 Jun 2023 #2

Interesting; NO questions about alcoholism or alcohol abuse, and the question about drugs asks... 70sEraVet Jun 2023 #4

Sorry, that's not the way the BATFE sees it. It's a federal form about federal regulations HeartachesNhangovers Jun 2023 #6

Regarding marijuana use, it's illegal federally, which is what the ATF goes by. sl8 Jun 2023 #7

The question of addiction is not subjective when you confess to it in your book. former9thward Jun 2023 #13

All the gun stores here use an iPad NickB79 Jun 2023 #10

Falsifying 4473's should be prosecuted. It would deter straw purchases where HeartachesNhangovers Jun 2023 #3

Totally agree. I'm fine with H Biden plea deal, but this should lead to Silent Type Jun 2023 #5

Sad thing is most can pass this background check and buy a gun bottomofthehill Jun 2023 #8

To be fair, the 19 year old would probably get a plea deal in similar circumstances, Silent Type Jun 2023 #9

Agreed, but again, he is an officer of the court bottomofthehill Jun 2023 #12

I do not excuse his actions. While it's a minor issue compared to trump family Silent Type Jun 2023 #14

Totally agree with you this is a drop in the bucket bottomofthehill Jun 2023 #15

In a perfect world, we'd hire 50,000 new ATF agents NickB79 Jun 2023 #11