Oh yes, and the voters of WA have just elected Lowry's clone as gov...I'm almost glad my time on earth is getting to it's end, but I feel for my kids and grandkids
Lots of us "old timers" say this too. Unfortunately, when talking to a lot of "kids and grandkids" that make up the younger generation, many of them support the philosophy of today's Democrats.
As for the "Forms" and bureaucracy associated with gun purchases, doing away with it will never gain any traction. It's pretty widely accepted that some people should not be able to own firearms, either due to their past actions, or their mental state. In order to sort them out, paperwork and background checks will be a way of life.
All I can say is that in 50 years of buying guns I've never been "inconvenienced" more than 20 minutes or so when buying from a Dealer. In 2010, over 78,000 firearm purchase attempts were denied. This was less than .5% of all purchases so no matter what "we" think, the fact that 78,000 who should not have had firearms at least were denied the ability to obtain them from legal sources.
Now if only the "legal gun owners" would just keep them secured properly there'd be less available from "illegal" sources.
The case of Ben's Loads and Champion Arms should be a clear message to other FFL's. If you kept sloppy records it might be a good time to clean them up if you can.
Yeah I know, opinions vary. This one's mine and I'm keeping it.