Posted on 06/30/2021 4:27:29 PM PDT by ammodotcom
On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and David discuss gun background checks. Prior to 1968, most adults in the United States could purchase a firearm without state interference. Guns were available in local retail stores, as well as mail-order catalogs, and as long as you hadn’t been convicted of a felony and you had the funds, there weren’t any questions asked.
Things are different now. Depending on where in America you are and what type of gun you want to buy, there’s a good chance you’ll need to pass a NICS-mandated background check to complete your purchase.
Although many people hold a strong opinion for and against gun background checks, they’ve proven to be an integral part of the state's gun control apparatus – and they don’t appear to be leaving anytime soon.
Since background checks are such a requirement for today’s gun enthusiasts, it’s important for gun owners (and those who may someday be gun owners) to understand everything they can, including how the current system works and how it came to be.
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Incorrect. Prior to the 1968 GCA a felon COULD legally own a firearm. No one asked questions about that. Of course it was up to the retailer to decide if they wanted to sell you one.
Nevada doesn't trust dealers to do it so they have a state processor that the dealer calls, who then performs the check--days later. Duplicative, inefficient, and expensive.
States, and many Federal agencies, are notorious for what doesn’t get reported to the database. A 21 year old on psychotropic drugs can’t enlist in the military, but they can buy as many firearms as they want.
*** there weren’t any questions asked. ***
Ah, the good old days. I wanted the guns but had no money. Now I have enough money but don’t trust the government enough to buy guns.
Places where you could buy guns back then...Hardware stores, sporting goods, bookstores, clothing stores, saddle shops, pawn shops, grocery stores, gas stations, bus stations, home kitchen tables, yard sales, flea markets, and many more. Some country towns had “GUN AND DOG TRADING DAYS”
No background checks, no waiting periods, no forms to fill out. Cash and carry. Or you could chose one from an add in a magazine, drop a check in the mail a it would be delivered to your door.
Then a Commie and a Palestinian Immigrant ruined it for everyone.
I agree with you on all those points, but I have to ask – were people actually trading their dogs?
Good question as this was before my time. I worked with people who had been to Gun and Dog Trading Day.
I will point out that there are times when background checks should NOT be required; for example, it has been a tradition in many American families, for parents to give firearms to their children. Requiring background checks in those instances is simply asinine. Furthermore, the suggestion that background checks should be both mandatory and universal (something the media are pushing more and more), highlights the actual, hidden goal of many background check proponents - national firearm registration and licensing.
Sadly, it's getting to the point where a reference to the "right to keep and bear arms" is more of a joke, than a legal reality...
I wouldn’t mind some kind of back ground check if the serial number of the gun wasn’t recorded and followed. Just ‘should I sell this gun to this guy?’ type of thing. Also I don’t think it’s right that I can’t do it myself, but have to use a third party who has access to this required background check system for me to sell my own property.
In any case my understanding was that private sales between individuals was an actual compromise in the legislation for passage but is now described as a loop hole.
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