I’m probably going to get flamed even by some conservatives and gun owners, but the only thing wrong with that article is the background checks. The 2nd Amendment does not say, “...shall not be infringed, unless the government sees fit.” It applies to all free citizens. If someone’s behavior has rendered him unfit to enjoy his constitutional rights and self-protection, he should be locked up (says she who just moved to NJ, where our “conservative” governor will not allow us to protect ourselves without “character references” and all sorts of other ridiculous requirements :-(
Good grief!!!
I spent two hours trying to decipher the bureaucratic nonsense and get down to the bare bones of the laws. Now I'm not sure if I want to follow through on my plan of a handgun; it could land him in jail for a couple of years for simply defending himself or his family if the slightest thing is not in the fullest compliance of the law.
Maybe a shotgun would be better. There are still a lot of laws involving them, but not nearly as many as pistols.