2aguy
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- Jul 19, 2014
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Selling one or more guns to a neighbor is not the problem, and shouldn't be the focus.....make it a fine, say....1000 dollars a gun, no misdeneanor and no felony.....to teach him to check next time. Maybe...I'll have to think about the way the anti gun extremists could exploit that policy.
If you sell a firearm to a neighbor who's a Felon, you will have to be held accountable. You have a responsibility. A small fine isn't gonna cut it.
No you don't. Guns are legal products and we are not cops. The felon already knows that they can't buy the gun...so when he is caught you arrest him on the spot...no need to license anyone, no need to punish the law abiding citizen.
Guns are legal products. It is no different when a person who has lost their license goes to buy a used car....you do not require the seller of the car to research the driving history of the buyer or hold him to account for abuse of the car by the drunk driver. The same applies to guns.....
We are not cops. It is not on us to investigate possible criminals on our own dime....catch the felon when they have the gun....you can already arrest them, they knowingly broke the law.
There are loopholes. But they'll be closed eventually. You sell a firearm to a Felon, you need to be held accountable.
Do you realize that Illinois has licenses for all gun owners called the Firearm Owners Identification CArd.....you submit to a State Police background check and then you get your "license" and you need it to buy guns, ammo and to shoot on a commercial range, as well as to transport guns.
I have one. I have never committed a crime.
And you know what...it has no effect on the shooting gallery that we call the city of Chicago....so....with that actual application also showing how dumb gun licensing is.....why do we need it again?
I don't support those laws. But if you're gonna sell a firearm, i suggest you do your due diligence. If the purchaser turns out to be a Felon, you have to be held accountable.
Again...do you have to do due dilligence before you sell your car? To make sure the guy you are selling it to isn't a convicted drunk driver?
Again, do you have to do due dilligence before you sell your computer? To make sure the guy you are selling it to isn't a convicted child porn guy like Jared, who are banned from ever touching a computer again.
Are either of those on you?
Same for guns....the criminal knows he is breaking the law, catch him and arrest him. If you have an actual criminal gun dealer, knowingly selling to criminals in large quantities...catch him and arrest him....spend your manpower on him, not Joe Citizen.