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Ridiculous. 25 years in jail, as a federal penalty, for a "crime" that has almost no effect on society, while illegal voting is openly encouraged.
1 posted on 03/05/2013 9:44:15 AM PST by marktwain
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More nonsense...


2 posted on 03/05/2013 9:47:19 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (NRA Life Member)
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rinos and leftists is not bipartisan.

Leaky Lehey is not trustworthy.


3 posted on 03/05/2013 9:49:53 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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How long before this law is used to go after law abiding citizens who buy a gun as a gift? How long before it is used to prosecute law abiding citizens who sell a gun? In Texas the legal threshold to sell a gun privately is to verbally verify that they are a Texas resident and legally allowed to own a gun. The rats can’t wait to use this law to punish people who were lied to.


4 posted on 03/05/2013 9:52:06 AM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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The biggest gun trafficker in the world is the People’s Republic of China. But since so many of our politicians and power brokers are in bed with them, it’s airbrushed out of the picture like a grainy Soviet era photograph.


5 posted on 03/05/2013 10:11:36 AM PST by SpaceBar
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Another useless law that cannot be enforced!


6 posted on 03/05/2013 10:39:53 AM PST by BillT (If you can not stand behind our military, you might as well stand in front of them!)
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Personally, if elected officials feel a need to pass some legislation in the name of gun violence, this is about as good as it gets from my perspective.

I think all the previous proposed laws are dumb and will not reduce gun violence in any significant manner.

This law at least is aimed at strawman purchases, which are already illegal (but hardly every prosecuted). Many folks say lets enforce the existing laws first, and strawman purchases are illegal. But some are saying that the penalties on a strawman purchase are so “light” that they are not worth prosecuting. Well this is calling those folks out, by saying then let's make this a 25 year offense so it will be worth prosecuting.

Yes, 25 years is a little harsh, but look at a recent set of strawmen who were caught running guns to California gangs out of Oregon. I would be happy with them getting 25 years in jail.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/02/feds_say_guns_bought_illegally.html

7 posted on 03/05/2013 11:14:43 AM PST by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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