I can't understand how people who presumably know that gun control doesn't work could think that some gun control will work
You dont' require a license to do that which is your right to do. You have a right to make a living in the sale of items which people have a right to own. If your argument is that the Federal Government has the authority to supervise your profession, then show me in the Constitution where that authority was granted to it by the states. If you cannot, I would refer you to the Tenth Amendment.
It is not necessarily the case that what is our right to do is without harmful consequences. We have allowed the slide towards totalitarianism to go too far without check. As a result of gradualism, and the passage of time, my assertions sound outrageous to you. Just because I do not choose to do something which will get me put in jail, doesn't mean that it is not my right to do it. The Jews of Kristallnacht had every right to operate their businesses in town without having their stores ransacked, and without themselves being beaten. They had every right to receive the assistance of the police in preventing it. The fact that they were victimized by their own government did not mean that they were acting beyond their rights to operate their businesses. Rights and abuses of government power are two separate issues. The abuse doesn't eliminate the right, and I am allowed to speak of my rights, clearly enshrined in the US Constitution, without necessarily acting on them. There is such a thing as prudence.
I never said I was willing to become a martyr, especially since it will likely not improve the situation in general. I am content to simply state what our rights are, as enshrined in the US Constitution. I don't think we've quite reached the point yet in this country where this requires a legal defense fund. I might be wrong, however. There is, after all, the Patriot Act to consider. I might be accused of being a terrorist, resulting in my loss of Constitutional rights, in which case a lawyer would be no good anyway, as accused terrorists have no right of due process under the Patriot Act.
Amen!
Qualified amen. Let's do away with all laws against "crimes" that don't have a victim.
) so that we both know which side to pass each other on. I drive on the left side of the road all the time, to avoid mud holes and other hazards. But I get over when I meet another vehicle - not because it's the law, because I don't want to have a wreck.No, the serial numbers are recorded on the 4473, but not communicated to NICS for the approval. All the dealer has to tell them is whether it's a long gun or handgun
Yeah, you're right, those are exactly the same thing as gun registration.
No s---, Sherlock. I know damn well what they already do. You're arguing that it's a good thing because it might stop straw-man purchases. I'm arguing that it isn't. Ya see how that works?
