monotonous_iterancy
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Recently I had an epiphany about background checks. It seems that they are accepted by just about all gun organizations as "reasonable". It seems intuitive, after all, "we don't want criminals to have guns". Anti-gun folks use this as an excuse to make hay about "gun show loopholes" and other fictional problems.
However, wouldn't eliminating background checks entirely reduce crime and help solve them? If felons are barred from background checks, then logically they will go underground to get their weapons, many of which will probably be stolen.
But, if anyone at all can buy from an established shop, and that gun is later used in a crime, the buyer can still be identified through sales receipts, video footage, and similar things. Remember, long before the internet, Lee Harvey Oswald's gun was traced back to him within three days, long before the internet. And he bought his gun through the mail.
Does it make sense that in addition to eliminating paperwork, getting rid of background checks will also reduce crime?
However, wouldn't eliminating background checks entirely reduce crime and help solve them? If felons are barred from background checks, then logically they will go underground to get their weapons, many of which will probably be stolen.
But, if anyone at all can buy from an established shop, and that gun is later used in a crime, the buyer can still be identified through sales receipts, video footage, and similar things. Remember, long before the internet, Lee Harvey Oswald's gun was traced back to him within three days, long before the internet. And he bought his gun through the mail.
Does it make sense that in addition to eliminating paperwork, getting rid of background checks will also reduce crime?