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Student who intervened and confronted bully shot and killed.

McBell

Resident Sourpuss
Most likely he stole it from a parent or guardian or burglarized a house to get it , he didn't walk into a gun store and buy it.
Or he could have purchased it off the street, or it could have been given to him.
He might have found it.

There are a number of ways to obtain a firearm that does not amount to theft.
 

McBell

Resident Sourpuss
The term is a misnomer, but it is fact private sellers, at a gun or otherwise, are not required to dry a background check. And it's not really defined when it goes from being a hobby to a business.
I agree.
Thus the reason I referred to it as a buzz word
 

Stanyon

WWMRD?
Or he could have purchased it off the street, or it could have been given to him.
He might have found it.
There are a number of ways to obtain a firearm that does not amount to theft.

True, but if I were to bet on it I'd say that it is far more likely he stole it from a family member.
 

Stanyon

WWMRD?
The term is a misnomer, but it is fact private sellers, at a gun or otherwise, are not required to dry a background check. And it's not really defined when it goes from being a hobby to a business.

Not required does not mean they won't, over the last ten years in the four state area I am in the dealers at gun shows will do the instant background check. Over the years the hobby gun dealers have pretty much been put out of business due to changes to FFL licensing laws. No dealer unless they are just plain stupid will risk losing their business, fined thousands of dollars etc. By selling a gun knowingly to someone who cannot legally own one. Firearms found at crime scenes or on criminals are traced back to it's source. We had requests come in from now and then to get the information on the origin of firearms when I worked in that business. You are also required to keep all transaction records for at least seven years (if I remember correctly) and can be audited by the BATF at anytime, discrepencies can result in large fines or getting shut down.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
Over the years the hobby gun dealers have pretty much been put out of business due to changes to FFL licensing laws. No dealer unless they are just plain stupid will risk losing their business, fined thousands of dollars etc.
Hobby sellers, for anything, aren't "in business." Not when it comes to law or taxes. Hobby and business are two different things.
 

Stanyon

WWMRD?
Hobby sellers, for anything, aren't "in business." Not when it comes to law or taxes. Hobby and business are two different things.

People used to get FFL licenses cheap and some would actually sell from their garage but that did not exclude them from keeping records or paying taxes.
 

Salvador

RF's Swedenborgian
Are you suggesting we arm children? How do we know whose good or bad in the moment? What about good guys who turn bad? Or good guys who might get mistaken for bad guys?

Life isn't a G.I. Joe cartoon.

Of course, I'm not suggesting children be armed at school; although perhaps, we can agree trustworthy teachers and school administrations should be packing some heat like they do in Israel.

Reference: Armed teachers, guards bolster school security in Israel

If teachers don't wish to do the job of securing their classrooms, retired vets or retired policemen could fill this gap. ....:)


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Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
People used to get FFL licenses cheap and some would actually sell from their garage but that did not exclude them from keeping records or paying taxes.
We are talking about people who are legally allowed to sell without acquiring FFL licensure.
 

Stanyon

WWMRD?
We are talking about people who are legally allowed to sell without acquiring FFL licensure.

Which makes up a very miniscule market, firearms bought, sold, or traded in that manner are typically between people that already know each other. In a private sale If a person knowingly or could be reasonably expected to know if a person is a convicted felon then they themselves are committing a felony if they sell a firearm to them. If that gun shows up at a crime scene or after an arrest the police will then track down the last known owner and start asking questions. Straw purchasers typically do not have long careers once a few guns turn up confiscated by police and are traced back to them.
 

Bob the Unbeliever

Well-Known Member
"An armed society is a polite society. A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. These words are perhaps some of the most important words ever written."

An armed society is a polite society | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Well regulated means adult law-abiding American civilians can indeed exercise their Constitutional afforded Second Amendment right to be well-armed.

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False. We have a FINE example from back in the 1890s, in the USA-- something people have falsely romanticized too: The Wild Wild West-- where everyone carried a gun, and Lawlessness was The Rule of the Day.

Worse: In any gun-confrontation, there is a Very Good Reason why Cops and other Legal Authority wear recognizable Uniforms: Unlike the Fictional Wild West? You cannot use White Hats versus Black Hats to tell the Bad Guys from some idiot with a gun who's "Just trying to help".

Some gun-toting nutjob pulls out a gun and starts blazing away-- meanwhile the cops are on the way-- and some well-meaning gun-toting citizen shoots back.

When the cops show up? WHO DO THEY SHOOT? HOW CAN THEY TELL WHO'S THE BAD GUY AND WHO'S JUST SOME OTHER NUTTER WITH A GUN?

Answer: Shoot everybody WITH a gun, that's how, and let God sort'em out.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
so...we are not actually discussing the mentality of an adolescent
who plays the part of the bully
and is willing to kill
to play that part
 

Bob the Unbeliever

Well-Known Member
Anti-Gunnophobes keep forgetting that in those days people owned their own firearms in that well regulated militia.

I'm not an anti-gun: I own several. I'm pro-WELL REGULATED. A vast difference between ammosexuals, who want to be able to carry Anti-Tank Rifles around in public, and possibly nuclear hand grenades too.

NOBODY but NOBODY needs to open carry a Battle Rifle, semi-auto or otherwise. NOBODY.

Except for SWAT teams, but even those, I question how easy it is to call them up-- yes, there ARE situations where SWAT is called for. But those are far more rare than not.

Worse: Once you HAVE A Bureaucratic Creation? You feel obligated to "justify" it's existence. Exactly as in the movie Blue Thunder. The Bureaucrats had created that monster-- now they needed to show it was needed.
 

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
I'm not an anti-gun: I own several. I'm pro-WELL REGULATED. A vast difference between ammosexuals, who want to be able to carry Anti-Tank Rifles around in public, and possibly nuclear hand grenades too.

NOBODY but NOBODY needs to open carry a Battle Rifle, semi-auto or otherwise. NOBODY.

Except for SWAT teams, but even those, I question how easy it is to call them up-- yes, there ARE situations where SWAT is called for. But those are far more rare than not.

Worse: Once you HAVE A Bureaucratic Creation? You feel obligated to "justify" it's existence. Exactly as in the movie Blue Thunder. The Bureaucrats had created that monster-- now they needed to show it was needed.

In their minds if you don't think firearms should be freely dispensed like candy, then you must be %100 anti-gun and %100 pro-ban. There's no compromise or middle ground in their minds. The case of the ghastly gun grabbers is the scaremongering tale yokels tell around the campfire to spook each other.
 

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
so...we are not actually discussing the mentality of an adolescent
who plays the part of the bully
and is willing to kill
to play that part

When I made this thread, it wasn't intended to solely be a 2A discussion, so go ahead and steer it in that direction, albeit not as cryptic gobbledygook.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
Take any mass shooting in recent history and imagine if they had attempted to use a musket instead.
so your fellowman cannot be trusted with more than one shot?

was it not one bullet fired by an assassin that started a world war?

I know...….
allow ANY and ALL who want to......
to carry a one shot pistol

the bad guys will still have their semi-auto
but hey
self defense is plausible …..one shot......right?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
The term "loophole" is a poor term.
Some might call it a "dog whistle" for opponents of a policy.
Texas specifically allows private sales without a background check.
Gun shows are merely a venue where people meet to buy & sell.
In Michiganistan (& other states) we have stricter requirements.
My CPL/CCW gives me pre-approval to buy handguns (background
check having already been done).
 

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
so your fellowman cannot be trusted with more than one shot?

was it not one bullet fired by an assassin that started a world war?

I know...….
allow ANY and ALL who want to......
to carry a one shot pistol

the bad guys will still have their semi-auto
but hey
self defense is plausible …..one shot......right?
...and the price of tea in China?
 
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