NRA and illegal gun dealers
The recent shootings in New York have led to one new thought: the sale of illegal firearms should be prosecuted as involuntary manslaughter, as conspiracy to commit murder and so on whenever a weapon used in a shooting can be traced to its seller.
This seems something that the National Rifle Association could get behind since its spokesmen are so quick to explain most murders are committed by criminals with illegal, unlicensed firearms. Instead of going berserk and responding as though any form of gun control is but one more step toward disarming the citizenry, the NRA should clarify its position on illegally purchased firearms.
But here’s the deal. Mr. Crouch probably thinks the dealers the city is suing are illegal gun dealers. They are not. The city paid people to break the law to unlawfully purchase those guns.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Besides, it is possible to legally sell a gun, after which that gun could be used in a crime.
This is nothing more than another attempt to harass and intimidate anyone who might want to sell a gun at some point. What it sure as hell is NOT is crime control.