Idiot of the week,or NICS really DOES work!

[ARperson]

well if he put down yes in the "are you a damn fool criminal" box, the dealer wouldn't waste his time calling it in, now would he? so it gets called in for someone who claims to be good to buy, and the check comes back with "wait a minute, mr jack d ripper is wanted for questioning," one can deduce that there is either a mistake, or a less than honest answer on the paper.

On the assumption that the response was directed at my question, you didn't answer it.

If he's denied for a felony, then of course, he lied. But NICS doesn't say why the denial came, does it?

Sooooooooo, how does NICS know if the purchaser lied?

 

[pauli]

deduction. "potential purchaser shows up with three felony convictions for tree molestation. if he answered the forms truthfully, then he would have put yes in the box reading "have you ever been convicted of a felony." if he had put yes in that box, mr ffl wouldn't have bothered calling us. either we screwed up, or he lied to the ffl. and we're government employees, so screwing up isn't a possibilty."

 

[jtward01]

So your telling me the systems works!! Wow according to the Brady bunch every hoodlum can buy guns at gunshows.

Around here people (not licensed dealers) walk up and down the aisles at gunshows with signs on their hats offering guns for sale. Others sit next to their cars in the parking lot with their trunks open displaying their guns for sale. Any criminal CAN walk up to these folks and buy a gun, no paperwork, and walk away.

Of course, buying a firearm from someone who advertises in the classified section of the local newspaper is another easy way for a convicted felon to buy a gun.

Situations such as this are the reason that most gun control laws are a joke. The only people who obey the gun laws are not the same people who are out committing crimes anyway.

Here in Florida there are minimum mandatory sentences for using a gun in the commission of a crime. They are:

Felon possessing a gun - 3 Years
Pulling a gun to commit a crime - 10 Years
Pulling the trigger during a crime - 20 Years
Injuring or killing a victim by firing a gun during a crime - 25 Years to Life

Through June 2005, a total of 4,146 inmates have been admitted to prison with a sentence imposed under the 10-20-Life legislation. The largest group of inmates sentenced under the legislation to date (46.2%) were convicted as felons in possession of a gun, receiving the 3-year mandatory minimum prison term. Inmates sentenced to the longer mandatory sentences include: 1,636 inmates (39.5%) who received 10 years, 201 (4.8%) who received 20 years, and 395 (9.5%) who received 25 years or longer. These inmates are not eligible for parole.

Laws such as these will help reduce crimes, not stupid feel-good restrictions on magazine capacity, whether or not the gun has a pistol grip or flash supressor, etc.