[Mr. Luddite]

On 11/3/2014 5:36 PM, KC wrote:
On 11/3/2014 4:46 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:02:41 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


You think the authorities are going to come knocking on your door?
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You might get a warm feeling about this but if they were going to come
knocking on your door, they still will. Murders are usually solved by
motive and opportunity if they don't just catch the guy with the gun
(most acquaintance murders and suicides)

If the person you sold the gun to was a total stranger, this might
help you, but John already said he would go though a FFL with a
stranger. I might just settle for a bill of sale that had the driver's
license number on it. (maybe a picture of the guy or his car, with
tag) I took a picture of the FFL who bought my machine gun standing by
his truck with the tag showing.
If this is a family member or close friend, you are probably still on
the suspect list if they did not report it stolen/lost and you have a
link to the victim or you look like the suspect..

When you are in a state without required registrations "I sold it" is
still a defense. They still have to put you at the scene of the crime
with a plausible reason you might kill this person.

BTW the chance that they can or would actually trace a gun back to the
original buyer are pretty slim. If you do know the guy who bought it
from you, you can still finger the guy and a signed bill of sale is
certainly a plus.



If I want a gun, I have to get a pardon first.
I had to go to the town and apply to vote.
I have no problem with that.
Paperwork keeps guns from "floating" like a cell phone or a tv at a pawn
shop so folks buy a tv, then sell it, buy another when they need it,
etc.... I see no problem with a paper trail, in fact if it keeps the
guns from flowing like water, I am all for it. Nowhere that I know of in
the constitution does it say the govt can't keep track of guns, just
that you can have 'em.... Just my .02


I agree 100 percent Scott. Background checks and the registration of a
transfer or sale in no way infringes on anyone's rights.

The NRA has a very interesting history. It started as an organization
promoting marksmanship and safety. It supported and endorsed early gun
control laws to benefit citizens as a whole.

More recently the NRA has actually split into sub organizations one of
which lobbies heavily against *any* changes in gun laws. The approach
they take is "shotgun" style, meaning they will oppose *any* change,
regardless of how valid or beneficial that change might be. Wayne
alluded to that in a recent post. It's the "slippery slope" syndrome
used basically to instil concern that eventually the government is
coming to take your guns.

This is not the NRA of old. It still exists and still promotes safety
and responsibility in the ownership of firearms. It's the off shoot
sub-division within the NRA umbrella that became the lobbying arm.