Billy_Kinetta
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House Democrats Plan Vote to Criminalize Private Gun Sales This Week
i'm all for reviewing laws and changes that we know would affect events that have happened. this does nothing of the sort. it means if i sell my gun to my brother, i'm a criminal if i don't do a background check.
fine. i'll give it to him. problem solved.
but you can't name a single mass shooting where the gun was obtained in this manner. yet, this is what we're after.
Your title is not true.
The democrats voted to require background checks on all weapon sales.
No one criminalized private gun sales. As long as you get that background check you're not a criminal.
A few years ago the same issue was on the ballot in my state.
It passed with a very good margin. I voted in the majority.
A background check on all weapon sales including private sales has been required in my state for several years now. It's easy to do and it helps keep weapons out of the hands of crazy people.
How is the citizenry accessing NICS in your state?
You can read about how it's done at this link. Basically those who are already federal license gun sellers do the check.
During 2014, the State of Washington became the first state to create a law which required background checks on private firearms sales via voter initiative. This law made it mandatory for private sellers and buyers to perform transactions for firearms via FFLs (firearms dealers who are federally licensed).
The federally-licensed firearm dealer, or FFL, is now required to process transactions as though dealers are selling firearms from their own inventories and therefore must adhere to the same state and federal laws which regulate the business practices of dealers of firearms. For example, FFLs will need to perform background checks on purchasers.
How to Transfer Private Gun Ownership in Washington State | Sporting Systems
"There is a range of exemptions for transfers which happen between buyers and sellers, though. For example, real transfers given as gifts are exempt—like between parents, kids, spouses, domestic partners, grandparents, and other types of relatives."