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2A and Guns
I've shot (pun intended) my mouth off regarding my views on the need for reasonable gun control laws, basically supporting universal background checks, gun registration, a chain of custody record of ownership and standardization of the myriad state laws. I believe they should apply to both FFL dealer purchases and subsequent private sales. Many have expressed their disagreement. That's fine. Concerns about creating a bureaucratic monstrosity are valid but in this day and age of computers, data base capacities and virtually instant communications, it doesn't seem unreasonable or unobtainable to me. To those who recite 2A infringement issues and argue "slippery slope" concerns I remain unconvinced for the following reasons: Federal laws have been on the books (basically since 1934), the intent of which is to restrict certain types of firearms from being generally available to the public. The restrictions may be in the form of taxation to get around the authority of Congress but the result is still restrictions. Common sense laws exist that prohibit or restrict military type firearms and weapons as well. A Federal law requiring that dealers be licensed exists as does the requirement for a background check and registration for guns purchased from a dealer. In addition, individual states have their own laws. Some are much more restrictive than others. So, for those arguing the 2nd Amendment and their rights to bear arms not to be "infringed upon", I'd suggest they already are. They are infringed upon at varying degrees, depending on what state you live in. If those reasons are as valid as some claim, why isn't there an uproar about eliminating *all* restrictions, background checks and registrations? My argument is to establish reasonable laws that really don't "infringe" on anyone's rights anymore than they already are and to make those laws uniform throughout the country. |
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