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In reply to the discussion: Gun Fanatics Express Their Support For a Mass Murderer’s Second Amendment Rights [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)183. Straw buyers can be tracked by finding the last registered owner
That's what the form 4473 is for. That's how Dawn Nguyen was found:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/19/nguyen-ny-firefighter-ambush-sentenced/9296141/
ROCHESTER, N.Y. The New York woman who bought weapons that a gunman used to kill two firefighters in 2012, was sentenced Monday to 16 months to four years in state prison.
Dawn Nguyen was convicted last month for lying on a firearms transaction form in 2010 when she bought a shotgun and a semiautomatic rifle weapons that prosecutors allege were bought for a man who used them to kill two West Webster, N.Y., firefighters in a deadly attack on Christmas Eve 2012.
Dawn Nguyen was convicted last month for lying on a firearms transaction form in 2010 when she bought a shotgun and a semiautomatic rifle weapons that prosecutors allege were bought for a man who used them to kill two West Webster, N.Y., firefighters in a deadly attack on Christmas Eve 2012.
You can't access mental health records unless you have a database of medical records and prescriptions!
It's already the law. Where have you been? Most states require that courts
that place people under involuntary commitment notify the Feds.
U.S. Code Title 18 Part I Chapter 44 § 922
d) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person
(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
(2) is a fugitive from justice;
(3) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
(4) has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution;
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Gun Fanatics Express Their Support For a Mass Murderer’s Second Amendment Rights [View all]
doxydad
May 2014
OP
Thousand os dollars of ammo? He had 400 rounds of 9mm, about $125-150 worth, and fired far less
Lee-Lee
May 2014
#6
After reading your post and the one above about the cost of just shooting for the heck of it,
Skidmore
May 2014
#11
Liability insurance would cover an accidental death or injury caused by me and I have that.
badtoworse
May 2014
#105
Don't let them know that high capacity magazines are older than the bill or rights
Travis_0004
May 2014
#172
Bill of rights was ratified in 1791. First 20 round magazines was made in 1779.
Travis_0004
May 2014
#171
The constitution says different, but 5 members of the USSC are bought & paid for by the RW
baldguy
May 2014
#23
Solving the problem begins with gun fanatics casting off their 17th century attitudes about firearms
baldguy
May 2014
#61
YES, but the 2nd Amendment has been greatly distorted by those who make billions
drynberg
May 2014
#36
that's funny cause it's the gun-fetishists that have been doing all the taking
leftyohiolib
May 2014
#22
No...I want reasonable laws that would take time to phase in and prevent random violence.
Sancho
May 2014
#47
I've been around a long time and seen things change...so "old" doesn't mean much to me.
Sancho
May 2014
#106
None of the things you mentioned are enumerated rights. That makes a big difference
badtoworse
May 2014
#114
"I'm a gun owner with decades of experience. I know exactly what I'm saying."
friendly_iconoclast
May 2014
#156
If any gun owner has decades of experience, then they know what I'm talking about...
Sancho
May 2014
#168
It's still prior restraint, therefore un-Constitutional without due process of law
friendly_iconoclast
May 2014
#174
Start prosecuting straw buyers. Improve the mental health reporting system...
friendly_iconoclast
May 2014
#178
You misunderstand me. I meant "Mandatory *for gun buyers and sellers*"
friendly_iconoclast
May 2014
#181
Oh, you actually meant to defend the statements of "joe the plumber" (and his ilk)
etherealtruth
May 2014
#60
'Joe's" staements are only correct if one views our enumerated "rights" as absolute
etherealtruth
May 2014
#82
Rights are subject to subject to limits and restrictions, that is different than taking them away.
badtoworse
May 2014
#88
You lot aren't very good at slacktivism, much less real-world politics
friendly_iconoclast
May 2014
#113
Of course they do -- just as their pathetic, blood-soaked apologetics were instantly available
villager
May 2014
#129
If the RKBA folks had even a miniscule shred of integrity, they would wholeheartedly support efforts
Maedhros
May 2014
#143
Effective ones, arrived after extensive study and discussion by knowlegeable participants.
Maedhros
May 2014
#146
I'm just saying that the responsible thing to do is to recognize the need for changes
Maedhros
May 2014
#149