My basic positions on gun rights/control

[Flyboy_451]

31. I agree about the frustration for sure...

As for the lack of background checks on private sales, I think it is less of a problem than some people make it out to be. I have been involved with firearms since I was a boy, hunting and shooting competitively with my dad. I have been in law enforcement for over 14 years now. My experience with legal firearms owners indicates that the vast majority of them are quite conscientious with regards to selling guns to individuals. Many of them will not sell to any person who does not have either a concealed carry permit or is willing to go through a local shop to do a NICS background check. This is not to say that this is always the case. There are certainly bad apples in every barrel, but I think the numbers are smaller than a lot of people think they are.

Interestingly, avid shooters (such as competition shooters and collectors) are, as a whole, one of the friendliest and most trustworthy groups I have ever had the pleasure of being involved with. In my professional experience, I have yet to have any unpleasant dealings with a concealed carry permit holder, even when I had to take actions that were not to their liking, such as securing their weapon while interviewing them and even arresting them until the legal system ran it's course to clear them of wrongdoing.

As messed up as our world is, people are generally good, regardless of whether or not they are a gun owner, democrat or republican or even a tea party supporter. Most people wouldn't dream of intentionally harming an innocent person, with or without a gun. The exceptions are a very small minority.