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randome

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3. What are you looking for? Logic? That's amusing.

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 09:39 PM

Jan 2013

They aren't reacting to the proposal any more than a plant reacts to sunlight. It's political tropism, that's all. They were against this at one time in the past and so they are against it now.

'Fear'? 'Thinking'? Not part of the equation for them. 'Inertia' is a better description.

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Why do conservatives fear background checks for guns? [View all] Beartracks Jan 2013 OP

$ale$ dogman Jan 2013 #1

Might slow sales to Mexican cartels & sociopaths. DirkGently Jan 2013 #26

Because it's an intelligent, mostly Democrat Idea . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #2

What are you looking for? Logic? That's amusing. randome Jan 2013 #3

Inertia, with Republicans? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #17

I don't think they do... krispos42 Jan 2013 #4

Paranoia. What it to stop us from raising the standards Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #5

This ChirpChirp Jan 2013 #10

They see it as a foot in the door of more and more control marshall Jan 2013 #37

That would be ideal. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #42

They don't "think" they repeat what they are told. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #6

They don't like it because of private sales. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #7

I agree that's one of the common objections. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #9

I agree. That argument was better before so many had internet on their phone. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #12

Here's how some gun sales work. Igel Jan 2013 #28

The System Can Require that the Buyer Give Permission AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #33

Couldn't tell you. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #8

Criminals, as someone pointed out in another thread... Beartracks Jan 2013 #20

And then there's the subject of registering guns.... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #11

Twice, once in NY & CA, registration lists has been turned into a confiscation list. N/T GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #14

Link Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #18

LIST Daninmo Jan 2013 #38

As usual with the NRA and it lunatic fringe acolytes... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #43

They don't fear background checks. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #13

NRA helped only because they had no choice. They didn't do it for society. Hoyt Jan 2013 #29

Because so many of them suspect they wouldn't qualify. .n/t annabanana Jan 2013 #15

For the same reason that they fear flouride in water LeftInTX Jan 2013 #16

The 1950s called. They want their issues back. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #21

San Antonio finally voted for flouride in 2000 LeftInTX Jan 2013 #25

Politics. nt rrneck Jan 2013 #19

Why do people fear drug tests for UE and welfare? The Straight Story Jan 2013 #22

That is no kind of analogy at all. DirkGently Jan 2013 #24

I know! I can't wait until we have absolute freedom so I can buy neverforget Jan 2013 #31

That's the one used in Newton and other shootings right???? The Straight Story Jan 2013 #32

You were bemoaning laws regulating guns so I pointed out what is already neverforget Jan 2013 #34

And yet so many own them already The Straight Story Jan 2013 #36

You can get one sarisataka Jan 2013 #39

Not sure? If any of them have a cpl/ccw then they really have no need to worry. xoom Jan 2013 #23

Because they don't want to lose sales from mentally ill and criminals. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2013 #27

Auto insurance has a no-fail check on legal incidents, at least DUIs and such. Can be done for libdem4life Jan 2013 #30

Vast Oversimplification cbrer Jan 2013 #35

Half-joking, or half-sarcastic. Beartracks Jan 2013 #45

I asked a gun dealer why he opposed a background check for doc03 Jan 2013 #40

Yeah, they're always whining that Zoeisright Jan 2013 #41

Do you honestly think a majorty will pass? DainBramaged Jan 2013 #44

Most of them can't pass a background check meow2u3 Jan 2013 #46