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NickB79

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11. In a perfect world, we'd hire 50,000 new ATF agents

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 10:31 PM

Jun 2023

And investigate every one of the 300,000 people who are denied by the background check system annually. We could put tens of thousands of gun felons in prison where they belong.

Because we all know that those guys denied legal guns just went out and found them elsewhere illegally.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/22/background-checks-blocked-a-record-high-300000-gun-sales.html

I hate to parrot an NRA talking point, but in this case it's accurate: let's enforce the gun laws we already have.

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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