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In reply to the discussion: A Sensible Safe Smart Gun Law - Guess Who Hates It [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)1. It's ok for me to carry a gun in public, because I have paid my fee for a state license to do so, and passed a FBI background check, including fingerprint check to ensure I am not a criminal, nor are my mitts wanted for any outstanding crimes. I also have to leave my fingerprints on file with the state, so they can find me easier if I DO commit a future crime, as well as flagging in various databases, like drivers license and vehicle licensing, so the police know I am likely to be armed if they ever pull me over.
Does it still bother you if I have it on my person, concealed, per state law and license, if we happen to end up in line somewhere together?
2. I don't know what you mean by 'free riding' the NRA. I source my support/opposition to gun control measures on effectiveness, not what the NRA says. The less people like you push for harassment of gun owners (like spending money on stupid shit like ballistic fingerprinting) the less power the NRA has, because people stop listening to them, or becoming members.
3. Registration doesn't scare me, but I have a hard time getting traction with gun owners on it, because in California, registration was used for ex post facto ban/confiscation. That shit really upsets gun owners. If we could PLEASE NOT FUCK UP registries, or arbitrarily close them, per the 1986 GCA/Hughes Amendment, that would be just fucking peachy, mmkay?