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On 10/31/2014 11:25 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/31/2014 10:22 AM, KC wrote:
On 10/31/2014 9:59 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:18:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/31/2014 9:02 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:41:10 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/31/2014 7:49 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:32:51 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"

wrote:

On 10/30/2014 10:17 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 20:45:08 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"

wrote:

On 10/30/2014 8:22 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 16:48:03 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"

wrote:

Of course, there are the hard core gun nuts who jump to the
claim that
registration automatically means confiscation someday. I
don't think we
will ever see that happen.

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Based on the way things seem to be going, I don't think you
can rule
it out. Rights are eroded one small step at a time. I don't
consider myself to be a hard core gun nut but do try to read
the tea
leaves and check which way the wind is blowing.

I guess I've been reading different tea leaves.

If there has ever been a period for advocates of gun bans
and/or repeal
of the 2A to be successful it was in the recent 18 month period
that
involved something like 74 separate mass school shootings.

Can you cite one of those shootings that would have been stopped
with
a stronger background check or gun registration? They had no
problem
tracking every one of these guns back to a legal buyer, usually
the
parent or the shooter himself.

They couldn't even get a universal background check approved.

Why bother to pass an unenforceable law, at least not against the
people you are trying to keep the gun away from.

That's not the point Greg. We were discussing the
possibilities or
probabilities of guns being banned or revoking the 2A. My point
was
that if there was ever a reason for those who would advocate a
ban it
would have been the recent 74 mass school shootings. It wasn't
enough
to even get universal background checks supported. That's why I
don't
think you'll ever see a general ban of firearms in our lifetime
or of
the next two or three generations.

No. We're talking about ways the 2A can be circumvented by smart,
tricky liberal politicians.

Which can happen under any circumstances. It is already and is
likely
to continue.

That's the problem.

So, instead of giving them the argument that no discussion,
negotiation
or compromise is possible with gun-owners, take that political
ammunition away by being willing to work with them and be willing to
accept non-invasion rules on your "rights" like background checks and
registration.

I've no problem with background checks.

If you seriously think the liberals are going to take your guns away,
don't register your presently owned firearms.

OK, I won't.

What it does it takes away some of the "right-wing crazies"
rhetoric and
gives them a pseudo political victory that really doesn't mean
anything
or affect your right to bear arms.

I've not seen a whole lot of fighting over background checks.

Are you serious? You apparently have a short memory.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/17/background-checks-bill_n_3103341.html

That was the 'expanded' background check. We have a background check
in place: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics

The bill you sited shows that liberals are never satisfied. Once a
compromise is reached, they go for the next step.

Yet I get trolled for saying the exact thing... lol!

Maybe it's the way you say it.

Doubt it, you just can't help yourself...