Posted on 10/19/2009 8:45:34 AM PDT by Still Thinking
For shock value, they may not rank with the videos released last month showing ACORN workers giving tax advice to a couple of undercover investigators posing as a prostitute and her pimp. But New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's covert recordings of what really goes on at gun shows are appalling nonetheless.
Gun shows are thought to be a key supplier of guns used in crimes, though how big a role they play is the subject of heated debate. To understand why they're considered a problem, one first has to understand the contorted nature of federal gun laws. New-gun retailers are closely regulated, with laws forcing them to obtain licenses, keep transaction records so that guns used in crimes can be traced, and perform background checks on buyers to ensure they aren't legally barred from owning guns. Convicted felons, drug addicts, the mentally ill and illegal immigrants are among those who fall into that category. Meanwhile, nonprofessional used-gun traders are subject to none of those requirements, although even resellers are forbidden from transactions in which they know the buyer couldn't pass a background check (something Bloomberg's investigators caught on tape repeatedly).
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Hardware stores are thought to be a key supplier of tools used in crimes. No background check to buy a crowbar. Should we close them?
The key word here is CRIME. It's not the tool, it's the fool. People who want to kill and rob will find a way to do so.
Hear, hear.
I’m more worried about Bloomberg’s mentally ill criminals trying to take away right of law-abiding citizens to buy and sell private property.
Durn it, that should be:
I’m more worried about Bloomberg’s mentally ill criminals trying to take away THE right of law-abiding citizens to buy and sell private property.
You’re right and I agree with you also.
Heh,
They want to go after private sales and especially inheritance of firearms. Once all transactions go through government, true enforcement of ownership begins.
You've got that right – registration then confiscation follows.
That's they're ultimate goal and as true Statists they will do it incrementally.
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