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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. Exactly. People cheat on their income taxes all the time, so why

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 01:45 PM

Nov 2017

should there be a law against it? People often run stoplights, drive drunk, shoplift and beat their wives. All of these acts are common and easy to commit, so there's no point in even having laws against them, right? If I can easily buy a gun from a private seller even if I'm nuttier than squirrel shit and just got out of prison, why should that purchase be illegal at all, huh? Right?

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So what do you recommend as a solution? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #1

Oh I can field this one. moda253 Nov 2017 #2

You propose a national data base of gun owners to be used to Check sales against. Hangingon Nov 2017 #17

IMO, there is no solution that our society would accept. Crunchy Frog Nov 2017 #14

Or from a private gun owner. panader0 Nov 2017 #3

The old "why have a law if it is easy to violate it" is another NRA canard some swallow whole. Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #4

Exactly. People cheat on their income taxes all the time, so why The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #5

Oh, I agree it should be illegal. panader0 Nov 2017 #8

How come guns are hard to get in Japan? doodsaq Nov 2017 #9

'Cause them samurai warriors won't put up with that shit! Paladin Nov 2017 #15

Because Japan is a very law abiding non-violent country? EX500rider Nov 2017 #16

Better question. Why are there guns in Jamaica? Hangingon Nov 2017 #18

If we get back in power, our first step should be closing the gun show loop hole. Initech Nov 2017 #6

What exactly is that "gunshow" loophole? jmg257 Nov 2017 #7

Not too hard to look up. doodsaq Nov 2017 #10

Thanks - you want universal background checks. Got it. jmg257 Nov 2017 #11

Seems like a good idea. onenote Nov 2017 #12

Couldn't hurt. And with registration would help with straw purchases and illegal trafficking. jmg257 Nov 2017 #13