Quantum Windbag
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If you claim that 30% of firearms sales in California are not subject to background checks I will call you a liar to your face..
I believe you misunderstand me... First, my 30% figure specifically excludes all retail sales. California has a "universal background check" requirement for all firearms sale. It is called Personal Firearms Eligibility Check and is based upon the California Penal Code Section 30105. While there is no question that almost all retail sales have background checks, estimates for the actual compliance by PRIVATE sellers of firearms in California is calculated to be at the 30% level. Figures derived from "Imagining Gun Control in America: Understanding the Remainder Problem" available for down load here:
Imagining Gun Control in America: Understanding the Remainder Problem by Nicholas Johnson :: SSRN
My actual claim is that 100% of firearm sales are subject to background checks in California but of those sales in which a private party is the seller, the background check is complied with only 30% of the time. One of the primary reasons for this non compliance is that California's sytem is actually backdoor registration. Still going to call me a liar?
Remember what I told you I would do if you made that claim?
Liar.
The numbers in that study are based on a decades old study where they made things up. There is absolutely no way that more than 10% of gun sales in this country do not go through a dealer.
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