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In reply to the discussion: So it turns out that pro-gun proponents don't really support background checks after all [View all]rdharma
(6,057 posts)45. Why go to a yard sale when there is a MUCH better selection at a gun show.
UBC requirement could plug up all the loop holes....... Including Adam Lanza's mom giving him an AR-15 for Christmas.
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So it turns out that pro-gun proponents don't really support background checks after all [View all]
BainsBane
Sep 2013
OP
I've heard these pro-gun folks claim that most states require background checks.........
rdharma
Sep 2013
#1
Yes. Can you explain it in you own words because it is not clear you understand it.
hack89
Sep 2013
#25
But they can also do that in the parking lot, or in their driveway, or in their house
hack89
Sep 2013
#79
You have the figure of private sales vs. FFL dealer sales that take place at gun shows?
rdharma
Sep 2013
#113
It gives you an idea of the ratio of professional to private sales in the show. nt
Mojorabbit
Sep 2013
#120
And how about the parking lot? And those guys walking aroung with a gun that has a price tag on it
rdharma
Sep 2013
#124
Why go to a show when there's even more guns in Uncle Henry's weekly swap-and-sell paper?
sir pball
Sep 2013
#127
We all know that there is one type of sale that does not require a background check
hack89
Sep 2013
#12
Only 99.2% or so are law abiding, but folks love them some bias, unless of course
The Straight Story
Sep 2013
#23
I've been to enough gun shows to know that those selling don't give a shit about background checks.
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#28
It is virtually impossible to convict someone of illegal sale of a firearm...
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#32
How would you prosecute an illegal transfer to a felon without chain of custody documentation? nt
rrneck
Sep 2013
#39
"What you are really saying is that the lives that could be saved aren't worth the bother."
rrneck
Sep 2013
#86
You specifically said the declining crime rate made expanded checks unnecessary
BainsBane
Sep 2013
#89
I don't care what the other two threads say. You made a blanket statement. It was wrong.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#48
So you read that to mean cherokeeprogressive doesn't support background checks
BainsBane
Sep 2013
#49
"pro-gun proponents don't really support background checks after all"
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#50
I don't speak for anyone else. You made a blanket indictment. It was wrong.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#52
"...the man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" - P. Simon
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#121
I have engaged them on the "grassroots" argument, too. But the NRA label is there
CTyankee
Sep 2013
#101
Just because I support something doesn't mean I'll give it away for nothing.
badtoworse
Sep 2013
#80