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Wanker said:Rather than impose mandatory sentences for those that use guns for a crime, he wants a stronger background check for those that own guns or want to. They missed the Ferry on this one, and yes don't let Obama close to a gun. The breakdown he had worries me.
cristycurves said:Come on guys don't be so hard on him, I feel for him, the 15 yr old he talks about in that speech I think he truly cared about, he is a father after all and he does care about all the other children that have been needlessly killed by gun violence. I believe the thoughts of them is what moved him to sincere tears, it moved me as well. What he is proposing may or may not make a difference but at least he is trying something, more than anyone can say about gun lobbyists!!
papasmerf said:Opinions vary.
Of course he, his wife and kids have armed secret service agents protecting them 24/7.
papasmerf said:No worries, he is just concerned he will not get his bonus for disarming America.
Cardinal Fang said:Something has to be done and up until now absolutely NOTHING has been done.
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Internet Gun Sales and Background Checks, Explained
Sometimes guns purchased online require a background check. Sometimes they don't. Here's how to know the difference.
e of the most parsed moments in President Barack Obama’s speech unveiling his executive actions on guns on Tuesday was a sentence that drew little interest from pundits and mainstream reporters.
“A violent felon can buy [a gun] over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked,” he said from the East Room, echoing a familiar refrain of gun violence prevention advocates. Almost immediately, conservative critics pounced.
A writer at The Federalist said Obama’s remark was “so plainly not true.” The National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke called it “what is classically called a lie.”
Why are gun violence prevention activists so alarmed by Internet gun sales, and why do pro-gun voices often completely dismiss their concerns? The tension comes from the fact that the term can apply to two very different kinds of transactions: one regulated, and one not. Here’s how it all works.
My computer’s fired up and I’m ready to buy a gun. Where do I start?
Read all: https://www.thetrace.org/2016/01/internet-gun-sales-background-checks/