Quote:What are you trying to say? Do you think we should ban people who have been convicted of a crime from having firearms? Confiscate their weapons?


I think it's fair to say most 'criminals' buy their guns legally. It's not like they need to utilize a black market. They can just go to a gun show and pay cash.


I'm not sure I follow the logic of cracking down on 'criminals' as opposed to the general public.

You do realize felons and those with domestic violence and other similar records cannot legally own firearms, right? There are people who have been convicted of certain crimes who should never be able to legally own a firearm. And if they don't own them legally then yes, they should be confiscated.

 

And I don't know what gun shows you've been to but the ones around here require background checks on the spot for hand guns and a call to the sheriff's office of the county you live in to check for a felony, domestic violence and repeat offender assault record if you plan to buy a long gun. You do not leave that building with a firearm without having a check done no matter how you pay for it. We've been to many gun shows and it's the same at every one of them. You don't leave any legal firearm selling establishment without these checks. I don't know how it is in other states but it's how we do it here in NC.

 

And what is the difference between a 'criminal' and a criminal?

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