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Les, who has been negligently remiss in posting his weekly gun links, asks:
On one of the gun boards I read there was a recent thread that I keep thinking about. Basically, the guy had seen a lot of people carping about bad gun laws. OK, he said, which gun laws would you want on the books?
Simple: It’s illegal to shoot people.
Seriously, that one is tough and I’d frame my response in terms of what current laws do and I want to be rid of. Honestly, I’d need a context to start from. I’d also stipulate that this applies only to federal laws. Currently, I would want the 1986 Hughes amendment (ban on new machine guns) repealed and the $200 tax for NFA weapons repealed.
I would also like to see the transfer portion of the 1968 GCA, which specifies all transactions have to go through an in-state dealer, done away with. It’s a global economy and I should be able to buy across state lines without having to factor in transfer fees in addition to shipping.
I don’t oppose registration, except to the extent it can be used to confiscate weapons. Also, I don’t oppose background checks and I don’t oppose restricting the rights of those convicted of violent crime.
October 14th, 2004 at 11:47 am
“I don’t oppose restricting the rights of those committed of violent crime”
I do oppose restricting the rights for ever. How can you reform an inmate if they know they can never again live a normal life?
I would say the time that right should be restricted should be taliored to the crime.
October 14th, 2004 at 3:47 pm
If you allow transfers without an in-state dealer, how do you do background checks, or age verification?
October 14th, 2004 at 3:49 pm
Good question. Dunno yet.