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Gun Control & RKBA

Runningdawg

(4,632 posts)

4. In the past

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 12:54 PM

Jun 2016

Law Abiding Bob might have went to the gun store to buy a gun. Not today. Thanks to the NRA Law Abiding Bob is now convinced a background check=registration, your name is on a list that anyone can use to confiscate your weapons at any time.
Today a much larger percentage of gun sales are done in a parking lot, out of a trunk and a lot of those sales were set up using social media.
The lid has been blow off Pandoras box and new laws are not going to put an end to it.

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Indiana Man Arrested in LA Area Wasn't Allowed to Have Guns [View all] Eugene Jun 2016 OP

Well, there you have it. Wilms Jun 2016 #1

Presactly.... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #2

Are the authorities so overburdenend that they miss the obvious so frequently? JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #3

In the past Runningdawg Jun 2016 #4

Yeah sure, that must explain the record high number of backgorund checks for 2 years DonP Jun 2016 #5

Sure Runningdawg Jun 2016 #6

I go to gun shows all the time and according to the state troopers that run the background checks .. DonP Jun 2016 #9

That's an interesting point...lawful buyer but would rather/choose to go private sale jmg257 Jun 2016 #7

Assault Rifles are heavily regulated by the Feds. This is a commonly-repeated error by MSM. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #8