Here's why I have a problem with the gun grabbers on DU

[DonCoquixote]

55. your are partially right, but

The problem with the gun market as is now is that there is no real way to make those who claim rights take the responsibilyt that goes with it. Take a look at fast and Furious, where the Feds knew that certain people were selling guns to the Mexican syndicates, but since these good citizens of Arizona maintained their right to stockpile ammo, and sell it to whoever they wanted, the feds go hamstrung, thanks in part to Jan brewer looking for any way to slam Obama.

I am in Florida, the "gunshine state", where an ar-15 is easier to get than an Playstation 3. People like Eric and Dylan (aka "Columbine&quot got their gunss here, as do many that end up all around the country, even in places that have regulations, because some people here frankly do not care what happens in the rest of the nation. You take their money, you take their hotel fare, but when they take the guns home, no one cares.

So yes, we need to tackle mental illness, and yes, the war on drugs is useless, but anytime you sell soemthing that can get people killed elsehwere, the feds do have a duty, not a right, to step in and say "hey Mister Amateur under the table gun dealer, just who the hell did you sell a half dozen ar-15s to last week? And did you have to sell them the damned high capacity mags and cop-killer ammo too?"

I am a former hot dog vendor. I cannot tell you the myriad maze of departments and details, as well as minimum ONE MILLION DOLLAR insurance, it takes to sell a hot dog in the state of Florida. Admittedly, I have been food poisoned enough from Florida restraurants that I do understand why all this is needed. However, it never ceased to be abusrb that I was watched like a Hawk, but if I sold something that was made for the express purpose of killing a group of well armed people, I could have done the whole buisness under the table, and pocketed the Taxes.

PS: side note, here is a Florida tourist tip: you are much more likely to get food posioned at the high end restauants then the shacks. The restraurants hire lawyers to avoid doing what the law demands, while Ma and Pa fish shack know they are watched like hawks, especially since some rich bastard is usually wanting to turn whatever beach they are on into some condo, and they put pressure on the government to "enforce the laws."