kimbercarrier
Campaign Veteran
I saw this on Foxnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...r-gun-sale-background-checks/?test=latestnews
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...r-gun-sale-background-checks/?test=latestnews
Too bad there aren't tighter background checks to become President...
Obama said he's "willing to bet" that responsible gun owners would support laws to "keep an irresponsible, law-breaking few -- dangerous criminals and fugitives, for example -- from getting their hands on" guns.
Sorry Prez, you're not speaking for me. Do a better job of enforcing what's already on the books before you come asking for my support on more intrusive measures.
Too bad there aren't tighter background checks to become President...
Why do people not realize that all tightened laws will mean is that the black market in stolen firearms will skyrocket. A person, like the Tucson shooter, who is bent on destroying will accomplish their purpose with either stolen firearms, edged weapons, or clubs.
He don't know us very well, do he?
Why do people not realize that all tightened laws will mean is that the black market in stolen firearms will skyrocket.
Far better would be, as we are trying to do, to create an armed, polite, self-policing society in which the criminal and, unfortunately, the mentally unbalanced would not be able to carry out their violence.
Fourth.
Someone needs to say this to his face the next time he wants our backgrounds checked!
President Obama, you do not speak for me. Not even close. I do oppose background checks that are any more intrusive and obstructive than we have now or that require individual citizens (not dealers) go through a bureaucratic hassle to sell a firearm to someone who has given no reason to believe that they are prohibited by law from possessing.
I believe, sir, that I have more common sense in my pinky than you and your ilk have in your whole being.
I'm quite certain that nObama's security check didn't go as deep as mine. Like Since9 mine was checked not only throughout my HS years but all my hometown neighbors and my local neighbors. And this man has the ability to conduct Global Thermal Nuclear war. No sir, I will not have any more background checks imposed on me.
If the people that knew that cretin in Arizona like his college professors had done their jobs and alerted the authorities to his instability they may have prevented his buying a gun. I mean,,all you have to do is take one look at the guy and you could see he's deranged.
In a Sunday op-ed for the Arizona Daily Star, President Barack Obama called for a three-pronged approach: enforcing the laws already on the books, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; pushing for greater state-to-state coordination; and expediting background checks and the release of relevant data.
I don't see anything in that statement I would have a problem with.
Too bad there aren't tighter background checks to become President...
In a Sunday op-ed for the Arizona Daily Star, President Barack Obama called for a three-pronged approach: enforcing the laws already on the books, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; pushing for greater state-to-state coordination; and expediting background checks and the release of relevant data.
I don't see anything in that statement I would have a problem with.
Depending on how it was done I wouldn't even be against the system tracking gun buys in a 6month timeframe.
He also mentioned adding "common sense" laws.
...generally what a lot of people view as "common sense" for gun control is just plain bad.
It could just be him pandering to the gun control people, but it doesn't sound good to gun rights people.
Why is it recently added members with low post counts are most apt to support violations of our Constitutional rights?
We already have a "common sense" law which covers the entire gamut: The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
We don't need more laws. What we need are politicians, judges, and police departments willing to follow the one we have.
Now finding that right amount of legislation to help LE w/o jepordizing citizens rights is very tricky because it starts the "slippery slope" of regulation...
Having a simple background check is fine. And by simple I mean a near instant check that ONLY looks at if you have anything in your record to make you ineligible (such as felonies, mental instability, etc). Depending on how it was done I wouldn't even be against the system tracking gun buys in a 6month timeframe. It shouldn't directly affect your ability to buy weapons and would be used to better help sellers/authorities identify strawman buyers (oh look, you've bought 5 guns per store from 5 different stores over 10 days...yea that doesn't look shady at all). But pretty much anything more than what is required to prevent a reasonible amount of arms from getting into the hands of criminals is too much. At that point it becomes a burden on the citizen for very little net effect.
He also mentioned adding "common sense" laws. Now he didn't specify just what those are, but generally what a lot of people view as "common sense" for gun control is just plain bad. It could just be him pandering to the gun control people, but it doesn't sound good to gun rights people.
I agree, we should at least require Presidents to present proof of Citizenship... I mean, look what happens when we don't....
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