You seemed perturbed with Mike, but you're helping him make his point.
You say that "the feds ... move more transaction quicker that is the bottom line." Yeah, that's the bottom line. The state gov't can't run a check system. The VA system is broken. The Fed system works.
I want my purchases from FFLs to be w/o a check (that would be in line with the Constitution), but until that day arrives, I'd rather go through the system that takes minutes rather than the one that takes days. I say, lay off some dead weight in Richmond and go with the Fed system.
It seems the legislature now wants to try to fix the VA system with $400K. I hope that fixes it. If not, we'll be back in the same place next year, looking for a system that actually functions.
People I respect (e.g. Peter Nap) are against the shift to the Fed system. I'm remaining open to their reasoning, and trying to see their perspective, but I'm not convinced why we should stick with a broken system that has effectively instituted a multi-day waiting period in our state. It's hurting gun buyers, and it's hurting gun dealers.
Mark, my reasoning isn't all that clear, nor do I expect everyone to agree with it. This is more in line with Thundar and Wylde:lol:
I don't like giving any new powers (read that information) to the Federal Government. With Homeland Security tightening the noose every day and the Obama Administration looking for any nick in our armor, it's simply suicidal.
Even though I don't like the idea of the State Stepping aside (they are still in the game though) I want to take the most painless beating possible.
Can anyone explain to me what this bill which I consider the very bottom of the barrel, has that Gilbert.s Bill doesn't?
Now to follow that reasoning, you have to also accept the idea that we have some serious problems in this country that aren't going away unless we make them go away.
If not being inconvenienced is more important to people than leaving a free country to our Children and Grand Children, we really don't need to debate it because we're too far apart.
Now for those that think that's radical thinking...it probably is but it's based on experience. I have a brother in law, nice fellow but doesn't have a grain of sense.
He was in favor of the Assault Weapons Ban. He fell for the safe streets gibberish. I gave him about the same speech I just made and he said:
Oh it won't hurt me. All I have is my model 1100.
He changed his tune when the Feds started making noises like his 1100 might be a Devil Gun too.
It was too late then and look at how long and how hard we had to fight to make it go away.
