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Originally Posted by Shnabdabber
Crap Daradon, I went away for work and forgot to respond to your post. Sorry for the late reply.
I'd like to touch on all points, but your second last paragraph tells me we would likely see eye to eye on this (among others) situation anyways.
Now I'm not 100% on ALL the restrictions or otherwise in all states, but it's not as if any american can walk into any gun store in the US and walk out with whatever they chose. Many states already have background checks, as well as holding periods (the holding period was to try and eliminate 'crimes of passion') besides states that have laws that restrict certain types of firearms. In some states, the buying process is even more restrictive than what we have in Canada. For example Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords went and tried to purchase a 'assault rifle' as he calls the AR-15, and a model 1911 handgun chambered in 45acp. They ran a background check, which as a law abiding American he passed, yet there was a waiting period on the used AR he wanted to buy as checks are run on the rifle to ensure it was never used in a crime. So Kelly walks out with his 1911, and has to wait for his AR. Someone tipped off that Kelly (a vehement anti gun activist) was trying to purchase a AR and his twitter exploded on him. Of course, once caught, he claimed that he was trying to make a point on how easy it is to buy a AR (which he never walked out of the store with) and that while he planned on keeping his 1911, he was to turn over the rifle to local police for destruction. Subsequently, the store revoked his application for the AR based on that he lied on his application. Which is a felony, yet I don't see anyone going to arrest Kelly. So at best it was a cheap publicity stunt which only came to light once he was called on it, at worst he was making damn sure he had a AR before himself and others in the anti gun agenda make AR pattern rifles illegal.
Purchasing firearms is not nearly as easy as the anti gun crowd likes to make it sound.
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I don't get it, what did he lie about on his application, so that they denied him the gun, and constitutes a felony? the fact that he wasn't an NRA gun nut?
and also, isn't it true that you can avoid those nasty background checks by just buying privately or at a gun show?