• Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    The “gun show loophole” is the ability to own a gun without the government knowing you own a gun. In order to actually close this non-existent loophole all guns would have to be registered and registered guns are confiscated guns.

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      6 months ago

      Nah. It’s the ability to buy a new gun without getting a background check. All this means is that it’s a little bit harder for convicted felons to get guns, and a little bit more work is required for private sellers. Very much a worthwhile tradeoff.

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        6 months ago

        And that loophole is private sale. If you required background checks for private sale it would necessitate registration for it to do anything.

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        6 months ago

        Depending on the felon they likely have far easier access to guns than finding a private sale at a gun show.

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        6 months ago

        Are there any actual statistics that show that this new regulation will decrease illegal gun sales? AFAIK law-abiding citizens already follow the law. All this will do is once again increase the burden placed on people trying to practice one of their constitutional rights. Unless you can provide statistics that indicate this will actually work?