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In reply to the discussion: Great line from Bill Clinton [View all]malaise
(295,423 posts)28. Bring out the Porta-potties - Freepers respond to Bill Clinton's classic line
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3059939/posts
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At the Lincoln Memorial today, with Pres. Obama The First Gay President sitting nearby, former President The First Black President Bill Clinton:
A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.
ROFL!
US Federal law requires people who want to purchase a firearm, hand gun or longer-barreled, not only to show government issued photo identification, but also to undergo a background check!
Is that more demanding than what is required simply to vote? How many of you routinely undergo a criminal background check when you go to the polls?
Here is a summary of US Federal law concerning sales of firearms from HERE (p. 105):
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Poor fools Clinton knew what he was doing - Freepers exposed yet again
<snip>
At the Lincoln Memorial today, with Pres. Obama The First Gay President sitting nearby, former President The First Black President Bill Clinton:
A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.
ROFL!
US Federal law requires people who want to purchase a firearm, hand gun or longer-barreled, not only to show government issued photo identification, but also to undergo a background check!
Is that more demanding than what is required simply to vote? How many of you routinely undergo a criminal background check when you go to the polls?
Here is a summary of US Federal law concerning sales of firearms from HERE (p. 105):
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Poor fools Clinton knew what he was doing - Freepers exposed yet again
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Someone ought to repeat that on the Senate floor, and ask his fellow Senators, "so what are we?"
DFW
Aug 2013
#11
Conservatives Use Clinton Speech To Pretend Background Checks Are Required For Every Gun Sale
malaise
Aug 2013
#32
Online sales require it for across state lines. State laws vary otherwise.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#49
Yeah, you should have at least a photo ID and a clean criminal record to buy an assault weapon.
Pterodactyl
Aug 2013
#52