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Post by avordvet on Jan 8, 2016 5:29:48 GMT -5
In Honor of Bozo's "Reasonable Gun Laws"Tuesday, January 5, 2016 A repost of my version of reasonable gun laws. I've written on this topic before and part of this will come from two posts: here and here, along with some new thoughts. Let's start here: any adult with normal rights can walk into a sporting goods store in most places and walk out with a shotgun or a rifle with no waiting period. But if they wanted to buy an AR-15 or a Mossberg 500 from the factory or from a store in another city, why does it have to go through a local FFL's hands? Why can't anyone order a rifle or shotgun from an online gun store, their favorite Big Outdoor Store, or even an Amazon.com kind of "online superstore", and have the gun shipped to their house? It was sold by an FFL that did the NICS check, so why does another one have to get involved? It used to be that way, until the GCA of '68. What advantage is there to society from shipping it to an FFL? It's not like the second FFL prevents someone from stealing it in transit - that's on the shipping company. It does nothing but give money to local FFL holders. All they can do is look at the buyer's ID - which can be done digitally with encryption when the purchase is made. We all know there's no such thing as a "gun show" loophole, and that you can't just order something online from a gun store. I say, "why the hell not?" It's freaking 2016, for God's sake. We have the technology. thesilicongraybeard.blogspot.com/2016/01/in-honor-of-bozos-reasonable-gun-laws.html
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