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onehandle

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1. Track, Register, and Tax All Gun Sales Now!

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:26 PM

Mar 2013

So the gun nut response, as usual, will be that criminals ignore rules.

No shit.

Make the penalty for breaking the rules Substantial.

First Illegal Gun Sale: Five Years in Prison

Second Illegal Gun Sale: Twenty-Five Years in Prison

Third Illegal Gun Sale: Ninety-Nine Years in Prison

Edited to change the penalties.

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Woman arrested in supplying of gun that killed Colo. prisons chief [View all] maddezmom Mar 2013 OP

Track, Register, and Tax All Gun Sales Now! onehandle Mar 2013 #1

K & R Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #2

Nice prediction. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #3

Maybe she did not know the gun was missing? They'll have a hard time convicting her. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #21

Are you talking about the dealer or the person making the purchase? NickB79 Mar 2013 #4

My definition of an illegal gun sale... onehandle Mar 2013 #10

Your work is cut out for you, then. Best get busy on it if you want it to happen. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2013 #22

Not only should she be charged federally for the straw purchase, premium Mar 2013 #5

I'm wondering what her defense will be. She knew what he was about, but let him have the gun. freshwest Mar 2013 #8

I guess if she really wanted to try, she could say Ebel threatened her... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #13

My first thought was that she's his girlfriend. I've heard of women who are pen pals with convicts. freshwest Mar 2013 #17

There are ancillary charges on the books now for knowingly selling or straw purchasing to someone AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #14

Those would be Federal charges right? premium Mar 2013 #16

I've seen the charges go the other way. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #18

Thanks. nt. premium Mar 2013 #19

Might Not Be Able To Make Any Charges Stick DallasNE Mar 2013 #6

Good poster child for universal background checks then NickB79 Mar 2013 #7

Exactly DallasNE Mar 2013 #9

In a perfect world, she would face the exact same punishment that he does. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #11

Further googling shows this information: freshwest Mar 2013 #12

It doesn't really matter how long she had it to the person who got shot by the felon.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #20

Make an example of her. truthisfreedom Mar 2013 #15

Locking, sorry. LBN Dupe. Please continue discussion on LBN link below Tx4obama Mar 2013 #23