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The Straight Story

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12. So what other constitutional rights do you want to have background checks on?
Fri Jun 21, 2013, 05:01 PM
Jun 2013

Just the ones you don't like?

over 99% of people with guns don't harm others with them (unless you consider deer and paper targets human) - want to talk about trolling? How about people who will post only stories about guns used to hurt others, day in and out, when those people represent less than 1% of the actual group?

Kind of like if I post stories each day about bad abortion doctors (hell, having one posted here and people were worried it would be 'used against abortion') - I am sure I could 365 negative stories about the whole topic - people would say I was trying to bias others against people, was anti-abortion, have an agenda, etc and so on.

People like to peddle fear of things they hate and want to control others through that fear. I am ok actually with background checks but don't see them as the cure-all others want to claim them to be. We don't enforce the laws we have now because we don't have the funding/manpower (oh crap..uh human power) to do so. But adding new things makes people feel better....

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All FFL dealers are required by Federal law premium Jun 2013 #1
Exactly, my point. If you have to do a few simple things to prove what your Cleita Jun 2013 #2
While it could help in some instances The Straight Story Jun 2013 #5
none of which actually makes background checks a bad idea CreekDog Jun 2013 #8
I have no problem with ALL firearms sales premium Jun 2013 #6
But if you sold your jewelery to your neighbor.... forthemiddle Jun 2013 #13
My neighbor is not a dealer and would probably be only interested in a few pieces. Cleita Jun 2013 #14
What else should we have background checks on? Buying booze? Smokes? Pit bulls? The Straight Story Jun 2013 #3
You have to be of age to buy booze and cigarettes, which means you need Cleita Jun 2013 #4
There is a difference between showing ID (which you don't always have to do at all) The Straight Story Jun 2013 #7
I used to be a bartender and I could get into a lot of trouble including getting Cleita Jun 2013 #9
you're trolling this issue CreekDog Jun 2013 #10
+1 geckosfeet Jun 2013 #11
So what other constitutional rights do you want to have background checks on? The Straight Story Jun 2013 #12
Did they write down a description of what you brought in, or take a photograph? petronius Jun 2013 #15
I'm thinking it's to protect the dealer from being considered a fence. Cleita Jun 2013 #16
I understand that it seems strange to non-shooters, but buying and possessing ammo petronius Jun 2013 #17
Go to a gun store and buy a gun Fla_Democrat Jun 2013 #18
I have no use for a gun. Food on the other hand, is what I would spend my money on. n/t Cleita Jun 2013 #19
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