Should we try to form an alliance with gun dealers?

[virginia mountainman]

17. some minor problems...

- All sales must be through licensed dealers . They already are, if your talking about private transfers between individuals, how will you know who has what to begin with? Guns have been in production for hundreds of year, that cat was never in the bag.



- All sales require a 7-day waiting period and a thorough background check, What about people that already own guns? Whats the point of a waiting period other than to harassment a citizen? I could go along with that for a first time purchaser, BUT I already own several firearms, whats the point? The NICS check is very thorough, when states actually send in the information it needs.


- Manufacture, sale, or use outside a controlled shooting range of military-style weapons (Bushmaster etc) is a felony Ok, if a Bushmaster is a military weapon, why don't the military use it? You do realize that these are the most popular rifles in the US, and they have been for a decade?? Their are dozens of magazines (the newsstand type) that are dedicated to these rifles, and they have large subscriber bases. How many "gun control monthly's" do you know about?


- Existing owners can take their current military-style weapons to their grave, but cannot sell or transfer them. The government would offer a non-mandatory buy-back program How will the government know if someone sells or passes one on? They won't any registration is doomed to fail, because of mass non-compliance.


- Possession, manufacture, or sale of any magazine greater than 10 shots is a felony. They must be destroyed immediately with a government buy-back program. A magazine is a box with a spring, and can be made at home. Their are also millions in circulation. The Cat was never in the bag...


- Every gun owner must maintain a current permit, including mandatory safety training by a licensed dealer every 4 years. Ok, just like voting, or owning books?? remember you are talking about a civil liberty. If such a restriction is ok for one, it is ok for all of them..

What about the political ramifications of supporting such laws? remember 1994, those rifles where not nearly as popular then, as they are now and the original AW ban barely passed in a democratic house and senate.