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In reply to the discussion: If Senate Democrats had accepted due process, we would have gun control [View all]Chan790
(20,176 posts)Actually, that's the problem...it can't be. It's an issue of "actuality."
To actually be done right, it has to be done in an investigatory manner by actual human beings that actually go before a judge to present actual evidence for the individual in question to have their rights curbed or reinstated that can actually be reviewed and weighed and considered so that a decision can be made...by an sworn arbiter of the law tasked with upholding the Constitution and protecting the rights of the actual public and the actual attempted purchaser.
I think 3 days is the minimum that can be done in, with an average closer to 5-6 and occasionally take as long as 30 days. After about 2 weeks, the investigators and jurists are either dragging their feet or the issues at-hand are complex enough to justify the delay.
There is no excuse for why the process should be rapid rather than thorough. Rapidity benefits only purchasers with malign motives at the expense of lawful gun-owners, the general public, and the welfare of both.