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Fumesucker

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17. Inertia, with Republicans?

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 10:43 PM

Jan 2013

Hell they can turn on dime and give you nine cents change.

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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