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Gun Control Reform Activism

GP6971

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18. Did I read

Reply to Robb (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 11:14 AM

Mar 2013

somewhere that a number of mental health professionals were publicly refusing to comply?

Also, a question......I have not read the act, but would the mental health professionals be required to report to the state even if the person had absolutely no interest in guns? My guess would be probably yes.

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Effective today, federal background checks are required for all private firearm sales in New York. [View all] Robb Mar 2013 OP

Sounds like common sense. It will require a strong commitment to enforce it. freshwest Mar 2013 #1

Good move. Now lets fund the system adequately hack89 Mar 2013 #2

Congrats mwrguy Mar 2013 #3

You might mean 48. CokeMachine Mar 2013 #4

Happy to be wrong on that one. mwrguy Mar 2013 #6

Rhode Island also requires background checks for private sales. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #8

California, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Robb Mar 2013 #12

An unexpected implementation. Cool. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #5

This is a law that I fully support. ... spin Mar 2013 #7

The fed legislation is different from the NY law. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #9

An example Crepuscular Mar 2013 #10

You should perhaps read about the SAFE act. Robb Mar 2013 #11

Did I read GP6971 Mar 2013 #18

Only the Department of Veterans Affairs Robb Mar 2013 #20

Thanks. n/t GP6971 Mar 2013 #21

Surprised this was not delayed due to the pending legal challenge ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #13

It's the law, it's being enforced. Robb Mar 2013 #14

Apples and Oranges ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #15

Prop 8 was a constitutional amendment. Robb Mar 2013 #16

Long enough to have seen all kinds of laws/regulations/constitutional amendments ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #17

This will put an end to all violent crime slackmaster Mar 2013 #19