The war on drugs is a failure. Let those idiots out of the pen, legalize the drugs, tax the drugs, use the money and open space in the nations prisons to put the dangerous ones away forever. There wouldn't be a need for background checks, not that theres a need now. Make the background checks optional/free.
Frankly during my stint with A County Sheriff, and Later with Florida DOC, I found that virtually every violent crime, rape, assault and Battery etc…. took place after the perp imbibed either drugs, alcohol, and more often than not, both. Another precursor is that they already had prior arrests and convictions. The truly rare cased did not have these issues.
I agree; the war on drugs is a failure. We really ain’t had one yet. It never truly got started, and the few times it started to be effective, some Dimocrat would find a reason to force our agencies to back off. One code word for, “you are being successful” is reorganize or reform and be even more efficient.
I served six years in the army including a combat tour in desert storm i could use a weapon then to defend myself and country why should i have to have a background check so i can carry a weapon to defend me and my family now. i did my background check on forign soil in the sand!!!!!!!!!
Son, first thank you, but you don’t understand, you are considered as a terrorist threat by this government. The present Administration will thank you to your face, and do surveillance on you if they don't like your politics. I truly feel your pain. I was a Vietnam Vet, with two tours with the 3rd Marine Division, and over 10 years in the Corps myself. Been down that road, somewhat.
To assume all criminals (would-be and career) get their guns illegally is a false assumption, a total farce.
Actually it not an assumption, it is a fact 100%. If they are criminals they are forbidden to purchase firearms by law. The very act of them acquiring a firearm is a felony, by ANY MEANS. And if they haven’t committed a crime yet they ain’t criminals. It’s a fact Jack.
To assume all criminals (would-be and career) get their guns illegally is a false assumption, a total farce.
AS stated above, if they haven’t committed a crime, they ain't a criminal. Wanna’ Be ain’t a crime. And if they are already criminals it is illegal for them to acquire firearms at all.
Actually it is a pretty simple concept.
The courts have made it even more fun. I can be criminally punished for giving false information on the present yellow sheet we have to fill out when we purchase a firearm, legally.
A criminal illegally buying a firearm, cannot be criminally punished for giving false information. Someone here already mentioned it in passing.
The Courts have stated that a criminal may not be "FORCED" to give information against themselves, so false information is not criminal in their case. Yea, we have come that far from reality.
We are indeed falling down the hole.
We just have to ask George Orwell, You warned us, you told us about Newspeak, how could so many of our own countrymen be so gullible?
Simply amazing.
It at least keeps felons from purchasing weapons in a Gunshop from an FFL.
Maybe using his own name. There is a brand new crime you may have heard about. ID theft. And I don’t need your Social Security number to buy it either.
I need to know your address, name, date of birth, and where you were born. Not hard to find out on anyone.
Scenario, I am a criminal: I call you at home because I have gotten your name and address, not real hard to do.
I ask you, or worse, one of your kids or wife/girlfriend etc… “Are you/Is he The John Q Doe born April 1 1901 in Lincoln Nebraska?” I know your/his mother. Be insistent. Most folks will correct you.
“Nope, /he was born on Feb 28, 1940 in Detroit.” Oh thanks I am sorry to have bothered you, but I was sure you were/he was Her son. Good bye”.
That is all the data I need to get a gun. Whether I am a criminal or not. But I realize if I am planning a murder, rape, armed robbery etc…. I would never commit ID theft.
I have a bridge in Brooklyn for you if you truly believe that.
But I know make all the honest folks do it so someone gets a false sense of security. Sheesh!
Guns will always be available on the street for these people, just like all the other stuff thats available on the street for a price.
Whether we totally outlaw guns, or don’t, I agree, there will always be guns available for a price. Interesting factoid, is that 100% of the folks buying them will be criminals, every last one of them.
How do you enforce their ownership of firearms? Since you are against background checks, I assume you have a better suggestion.
Absolutely. Keep criminals in jail. I was and am a strong believer in executions of folks with three felony convictions. Once may have been a mistake, or abuse, more than 2 is a life style. No appeal, no debate, just a small caliber bullet and do it in a “clean” room with a hose and a drain in it.
There is a legitimate argument about what is and should be a felony, but that is a totally different discussion.
Criminals commit crimes. Ask any LEO, CO, or anyone else involved with the “justice” system. The vast, and I do mean vast, majority of the felonies are committed by the same folks over and over again.
One reason crime has gone down recently, is we are keeping more and more criminals in jail longer and longer. It works.
And for those who are following these things, like I do, the reason the Dimocrats want present and former convicted felons to vote, is because they are IIRC 82% Dimocrats per Dr. Lott. My own informal survey would have put it at approximately 97%.
"O BRAVE NEW WORLD"
Go figure.
Fred
