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NRA member speaks on background checks (Original Post)
Robb
Apr 2013
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In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)1. I agree: Background checks should be made before each new gun purchase.
Even for current gun owners.
shadowrider
(4,941 posts)3. I had one done a year ago when I bought a pistol and I had one done
a few weeks ago when I bought another one. No big deal to me, and I'm pro-2A. (Both were purchased from FFL's, not a private sale).
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)4. I am licensed to carry.
My gun was purchased at a local hunting and fishing store.
But then, I also have a TWIC. That is a clearance most don't have.
Oh. The gun is locked in a safe unless it is in my personal possession.
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)2. It's kinda no brainer
Even if gun nutters say the killers would just buy a gun from an illegal source, it will stop a percentage of needless deaths.
That's worth it in my book.
Some is better than none.
bobclark86
(1,415 posts)5. Much like voting...
even a small hurdle is enough to dissuade a shitload of people.
One more thing to stem the tide. AND it will stop more street crime than any AWB would...