Doesn’t that worry anybody? I mean, if there are no background checks made during a private gun sale, doesn’t that mean that virtually anybody can buy a gun privately?

And once you’ve bought your gun, how does anybody in authority know you’ve still got it? Are guns ‘tracked’ by serial number?

I can buy guns without a background check, or at least I could if I renewed my FFL3. Some guns can be bought & sold privately, some can’t… & the *private* sales include people like me with FFL3’s etc.

So if, by your own admission, the United States Armed Forces would never turn on their own people what could a tyrannical government do to force its will on the people? The power is not in the Second Amendment but in the ability of a government to enforce tyranny; that being the case, why do you need a Second Amendment at all, or (as some would claim) the guns to enforce it?

Some would side with the govt, some would side with the people.

Sandy Hook parent speaks out:

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/01/28/video-dad-of-sandy-hook-victim-gives-emotional-remarks-on-gun-control-saying-the-problem-is-not-gun-laws/

The National Guard had turned into a club of boys who played army once in a awhile, now they are hardened veterans, no longer ignorant.

Hey now, don’t forget the ANG…
(2T2X1/1P0X1)

I had a dream last night about a silver B25 crashing. One engine died from fuel starvation, pilot turned finals & spun in at the end of the runway, very little smoke/fire owing to it being out of gas. Some airport near a beach (where I was sitting eating an icecream), looked like Ventura.

Bizarre.

Correcting for population size that would mean that although United Kingdom ‘violent crime’ is apparently four times higher than in the United States somehow the United States has a homicide rate that is four times higher than in the United Kingdom. Doesn’t that strike you as strange?

I have to say that I don’t think a UK ‘violent crime’ is the same as a US ‘violent crime’; my guess is that the UK Home Office figures include many crimes that would not count as ‘violent’ in the United States.

I think if the UK adopted US gun laws two things would happen:

1, There would be a sharp increase in the number of chavs shooting each other for about a month.
2, Burglary, mugging & general theft rates would plummet… as they have in the US where gun laws have been eased.

The case in Florida is interesting in that at the time the rules were eased, rental cars were identified by a sticker on the bumper. The crim’s realised that people in rental cars were most likely from out of State & therefore unarmed. The car jackings & robbery etc involving rental cars sky rocketed. Then they made all the rental car companies remove the stickers.. the crime rates against rental car drivers plummeted.

There is one thing though. Everyone is the UK is accustomed to not being confronted by armed citizens when they try to rob someone, so there would be a few weeks of the perps getting shot left, right & center (no recidivism ;))
& the law abiding are so brainwashed to be afraid of just the thought of owning a gun it would take a while for them to catch on to their new freedom.

Correcting for population size that would mean that although United Kingdom ‘violent crime’ is apparently four times higher than in the United States somehow the United States has a homicide rate that is four times higher than in the United Kingdom. Doesn’t that strike you as strange?

I have to say that I don’t think a UK ‘violent crime’ is the same as a US ‘violent crime’; my guess is that the UK Home Office figures include many crimes that would not count as ‘violent’ in the United States.

In the US they tend to lump in suicides under the umbrella of “gun deaths”. That about doubles the figure, then figure out how many of the other deaths are just worthless criminals killing each other & the rate drops quite a bit more.

In related news:

Police officers in Seattle, Washington held their first gun buyback program in 20 years this weekend, underneath interstate 5, and soon found that private gun collectors were working the large crowd as little makeshift gun shows began dotting the parking lot and sidewalks. Some even had “cash for guns” signs prominently displayed.

Police stood in awe as gun enthusiasts and collectors waved wads of cash for the guns being held by those standing in line for the buyback program.

People that had arrived to trade in their weapons for $100 or $200 BuyBack gift cards($100 for handguns, shotguns and rifles, and $200 for assault weapons) soon realized that gun collectors were there and paying top dollar for collectible firearms. So, as the line for the chump cards got longer and longer people began to jump ship and head over to the dealers.

John Diaz, Seattles Police Chief, wasn’t pleased with the turn of events stating “I’d prefer they wouldn’t sell them,” but admitted it’s perfectly legal for private individuals to buy and sell guns, FOR NOW. Mayor Mike McGinn said at a news conference the private transactions are a loophole that needs to be closed. “There’s no background checks, and some (guns) could be exchanged on the streets that shouldn’t be in circulation.”

But Schuyler Taylor, a previous gun retailer attending the event in hopes of buying weapons, asked “Why not offer them cash versus a gift card? I’m still taking the guns off the streets; they’re just going in my safe.”

People were reportedly, at one point, jumping out of vehicles whilst sitting in traffic – making on the spot deals with the gun buyers.

But the BuyBack wasn’t a bust. On the contrary – their $80,000 supply of gift cards didn’t last but 2 hours, and by 11:00 am they began attempting to issue IOU’s at which point the entire crowd responded by turning and marching toward the gun dealers, forcing the police officers to pack it up for the day.

On one last note of hilarity, the Seattle Police department claims that they will check the buyback guns to see if any were previously stolen and, if so, try to return them to the rightful owners! LOL. Brilliant!

In 1992, Seattle police collected more than 1,200 guns in a four-day buyback program.

Now the only question is, when will the Seattle Police department stage the next gun show?

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