In a search, I did not find penalties associated with buying firearms for a felon. There should be a stiff penalty with no bargaining privileges and it should be posted in gun stores.
The only way to stop the a determand person from getting a gun and end the slaughter is to remove the guns.
Jim, do you think federal gun control will get the guns from gangs and criminals?
Does anyone think that in 500 years we in the USA will still be slaughtering thousands and thousands every year?
Yes, but it will take some time. The sooner we start the sooner guns will become harder and harder to find, then slaughter will slow and someday it will stop.
Does anyone think that in 500 years we in the USA will still be slaughtering thousands and thousands every year?
I say that guns do not make us safer and the statistics prove that.
If guns make you safer, why aren't we the safest country in the world?
Yes, but with more sophisticated weapons, and there will still be more deaths due to drugs, alcohol, Dr error, and tobacco, with a few new catagories we haven't heard of. Criminals will always have weapons, they have them in prison. People have been killing each other since the beginning of time, now they are better at it. Pretty naive.
I say that guns do not make us safer and the statistics prove that.
If guns make you safer, why aren't we the safest country in the world?
I say that guns do not make us safer and the statistics prove that.
If guns make you safer, why aren't we the safest country in the world?
What are you talking about?
Tom using your logic, we should we stop trying to cure cancer because people will just die from something else.
I'm a firearms enthusiast. No doubt about that. Like guns, don't take my guns, guns don't kill people do, personal responsibility, and all that.
But I do think we can make some changes in our laws that would help to prevent criminals and unqualified individuals from owning firearms.
If I were Gun Czar I would:
*Require private sales to go through an FFL (this is referred to as the “gun show loophole” and has nothing to do with gun shows).
*Link medical and mental health records to the NCIS background check system. Deny firearms purchases based on a framework erected on these databases.
*Impose and execute harsh penalties for straw purchasers.
*Impose and execute harsh penalties for any crime committed with a firearm.
As a law abiding citizen who collects a lot of firearms and enjoys shooting, none of these changes would prevent me from owning and obtaining firearms. It would however provide additional barriers to criminals obtaining guns (I know, there are a lot already and criminals don't obey rules) and help keep guns away from those persons who have mental health problems.
I know there are some problems with passing laws such as these, not the least of which is patient privacy issues, but I've no problem with people looking into my medical history if I wish to purchase firearms. And, when I buy guns via private transactions, paying $20 to an FFL to transfer the gun isn't that big of a deal and I have the satisfaction of knowing a proper background check was performed and the owner is qualified to own the gun.