(10-03-2017, 08:26 AM)Frailbones Wrote:

(10-02-2017, 03:39 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: In NC it is not easy peasy to buy a gun of any kind. You go to a gun show and you will sit there and wait for them to do a background check on you. And since you're not the only one there to buy a gun, you'll be there for a while. After there were many robberies in our area several years ago we went to a local gun/pawn shop to buy a shotgun and had to wait for a background check there as well. Private gun sales are another matter. Unless the seller is super careful and does a background check on the buyer, that is an easier way to get one.

Each state has different laws. It may be easier to get one in FL or NV than in NC.

Wouldn't this be a great place to start?

Why do people even need semi automatic or automatic weapons? Why are they trying to legalize silencers? How come some people on the no fly list can own a gun or people with mental illnesses?

Saying "Welp. He was just a bad guy. Nothing we can do about that." seems really weak in my opinion. I'm not saying to take away anyones guns so calm down but I'm saying that just sitting back and doing nothing doesn't seem to work.

If we bomb North Korea and the Chinese and Russians decide that's an act of aggression by the United States, we could get invaded ala Red Dawn. Another possibility is that if Trump at the end of his presidency decides to pull a "Putnin" and refuses to leave office, giving himself another title like "King of the Free World" and decides to declare martial law (which is a distinct possibility.) These are situations in which average citizens need to be armed to fight potential armies much more powerful than they are. They want firearms that give them a fighting chance. Like I said a few posts ago, 99.99% of people who own these types of guns are completely law abiding citizens. They have their reasons for wanting this type of guns. Just because one nut job does something terrible, doesn't mean everyone has to get punished. I'm all for more restrictions when it comes to getting a gun, especially when it comes to keeping them out of the hands of the mentally ill (even though I doubt it will work,) but banning certain weapons that are now legal is pointless. There way are too many out there anyway. What would you do about them? Try to take them away from people that paid for them when they were legal to own? That's paramount to theft. That wouldn't go over well. 

As far as the issue of silencers, ownership of guns by people on the no-fly list and people with mental issues, you're completely right. This should be a no-brainer. They should all be banned, but unfortunately, the NRA is one of the most powerful lobbying forces in the United States and they have deep pockets. They've bought off so many politicians that we'd basically have to "clean house" and start over if we want a chance at real change. As long as there is greed and dirty politicians, the NRA wields all the power. Get rid of the influence of the NRA and then, we might get some reasonable gun laws in place.

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