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See attached powerpoint slide:
See attached powerpoint slide:
WTF are they smoking?
Juvenile Handgun Purchases (Maximum 2 Points)
* Category Possible Points
Virginia Points *
* Must be 21
As you know,federal law already requires persons purchasing handguns from licenced dealers to be 21, so Virginia law is pretty much unimportant in that area. However, as you also know, Virginia law doesprovide several ways for those under 21 to legally purchase and possess handguns, and I am disappointed that our score does not reflect that.Juvenile Handgun Purchases (Maximum 2 Points)
* Category Possible Points
Virginia Points *
* Must be 21
Oh I'm sorry Brady Campaign, I didn't know that I was not an adult at age 18. Hell I have friends who at that age were serving in Iraq.
Thank you Virginia for treating me my age.
Not only Virginia law, but Federal law also sets the age limit of 18 for handgun possession and sales from non-FFL holders to those 18+.nova wrote:As you know,federal law already requires persons purchasing handguns from licenced dealers to be 21, so Virginia law is pretty much unimportant in that area. However, as you also know, Virginia law doesprovide several ways for those under 21 to legally purchase and possess handguns, and I am disappointed that our score does not reflect that.Juvenile Handgun Purchases (Maximum 2 Points)
* Category Possible Points
Virginia Points *
* Must be 21
Oh I'm sorry Brady Campaign, I didn't know that I was not an adult at age 18. Hell I have friends who at that age were serving in Iraq.
Thank you Virginia for treating me my age.
Are you serious with this comment about revenue in Virginia. I would have to disagree with you here, do you actually think Virginia makes money (by this i mean a profit) on firearm sales.Bulldog1967 wrote:WTF are they smoking?
While I was utterly disgusted going to the Brady Bunch web site, I did it anyway. The reason Virginia scores higher (8 points) than many other states has to do with the state regulation and licensing of DEALERS absent in most free states. I suspect that in Virginia this is more a revenue issue than anything else.
gis wrote:Are you serious with this comment about revenue in Virginia. I would have to disagree with you here, do you actually think Virginia makes money (by this i mean a profit) on firearm sales.Bulldog1967 wrote:WTF are they smoking?
While I was utterly disgusted going to the Brady Bunch web site, I did it anyway. The reason Virginia scores higher (8 points) than many other states has to do with the state regulation and licensing of DEALERS absent in most free states. I suspect that in Virginia this is more a revenue issue than anything else.
oh I forgot to add I'm new here nice site by the way.
Welcome to OCDO tkd2006gis wrote:Are you serious with this comment about revenue in Virginia. I would have to disagree with you here, do you actually think Virginia makes money (by this i mean a profit) on firearm sales.While I was utterly disgusted going to the Brady Bunch web site, I did it anyway. The reason Virginia scores higher (8 points) than many other states has to do with the state regulation and licensing of DEALERS absent in most free states. I suspect that in Virginia this is more a revenue issue than anything else.
oh I forgot to add I'm new here nice site by the way.
VSP set the rate at $2 way before NICS came into existence, we had an instant check before the brady act became law. At the time it was enough to fund the program. It was good then because by doing so we didn't have to have a 5 day waiting period, some localities did but it wasn't universal. About 2 years ago the VSP tried to raise the rate to $5 citing budget concerns, maybe true but since they were turned down by the General Assembly its funny how the waiting periods for those on delay has gone from 20 minutes to well over an hour or 2, not to mention days long waits during gun show weekends.
Changing to NICS would be a major improvement because its free to the gun buyer, it never crashes like the VICS does on a monthly basis and we would only need to do one form. However its the questions on the state form that are required by virginia law that really prevent us going to it. One handgun a month, the mental incapacitation database check, 2 forms of ID required and proof of legal presence for assault firearms need to be eliminated for us to get there.