Posted on 11/22/2012 3:01:20 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
NAPLES, Fla - Sleeping with a knife under her pillow wasn't enough anymore. Denise Barra needed a gun for protection.
Fearing more stringent gun laws could soon be enacted after the reelection of President Barack Obama, the single mother of two stopped by an East Naples gun shop to get educated and maybe purchase a new weapon for her bedside table.
"This is a right I have in this country," said Barra, 34, a Naples resident. "Why not take advantage of it and be safe and secure in my own home and not rely on calling 911 or the police if God forbid something should happen?"
Government officials confirm that gun sales and background checks have spiked in Florida and nationwide since Obama's reelection on Nov. 6. And local gun shop owners say they've noticed a curious trend — more women like Barra are purchasing firearms for protection.
"There's quite a big jump from two weeks before versus two weeks after the election," said Eric Sandberg, owner of Centennial Arms in East Naples. "It's above and beyond snowbirds coming back into town and buying guns. It would have been a lot different if someone else was elected. There's a big fear of gun control."
On Election Day this year, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted 2,227 background checks, up from 1,165 on the same day last year. On Nov. 7, the day after Obama was reelected, more than 3,000 people in Florida submitted requests to purchase firearms — a number that's hovered around 2,700 since, the FDLE reported.
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If it is time to bury them then it is time to use them.
It it’s time to bury them, then it’s time to use them.
This isn’t because anyone is worried about new gun laws...
Wherever did you get this idea? It may be so for some guns in some states, but not all guns in all states.
“Every gun you purchase is registered with the fed gov.”
Not true. I’m an FFL in Colorado and when I transmit an Instacheck request to the CBI, no specific firearm information is included. Just whether handguns, long guns, or both are at issue.
Yes, all FFL’s keep paper 4423’s regarding the firearm specifics, but those are in our possession and, in general, no law enforcement can look at these except for very specific reasons and for specific records.
Eventually, these 4423’s are supposed to be sent to the Feds when the FFL’s business terminates, but (for what it’s worth) Federal law prohibits these records from being computerized in any fashion, and no funds are allowed to be spent for that purpose.
The only Federal registry for firearms is for NFA weapons and devices, namely transferable automatic weapons, suppressors, and other legally possessive destructive devices.
If you feel that it’s time to bury them it’s also the time to have them in your hand.
Even the KGB had that kind of bad luck, per “The Sword And The Shield”.
I would also note that an Instacheck action doesn’t necessarily mean that the transaction was completed. It only means that the given transaction was given the green light to be completed. And that approval is only good for a limited amount of time...maybe 90 days?
Several years ago I had a situation where I had to go through the background check twice on the same firearm. I purchased something from a custom builder, and he ran into problems while doing final testing and it took several months for him to iron out all the bugs. In the meantime the time for the background check had expired and I had to go through the rigamarole all over again.
I almost guessed that; I used to post there too (still got my WECSOG diploma tacked above my workbench). It's still an informative site, branching out to reach more viewers.
The thread I mentioned must've been ten years ago now. I guess the lesson stuck.
A good reason to only pay cash for firearms and ammunition purposes. While the law technically prohibits access, without a court order of course, to certain purchase data; it would likely be easier to data mine the credit card industry for purchases at gun stores, or other identified sites.
“And that approval is only good for a limited amount of time...maybe 90 days?”
Good question. I asked the Colorado CBI/Instacheck folks that question one time and they threw out 30 days. I could hear the mental shrug in their voice like they didn’t really know but thought 30 days sounded about right.
Also, I meant to add in my original post that after an Instacheck is complete, it’s against the federal law for any agency to keep any record of an approved request past 48 hours.
I work with Obama voters who brag about their "untraceable" guns and what they will do if someone tries to confiscate them. I ask them how reluctant the person who sold them the gun will be to tell the Feds who they sold it to when they come knocking.
Total. Disconnect. From. Reality.
Wow, you are a jerk. That is not funny.
Cleaned once a week, loaded and racked next to the door that anyone would come to first. That is where a firearm belongs.
Thanks, and thanks for the freepmail too.
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