Posted on Nov 29, 2015

What is Your Position on Expanding Background Checks for Firearms?

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I myself am a strong supporter of gun rights. However I do not see anything wrong with expanding background checks because the way I see it, if you are a law abiding citizen it should give you a little peace of mind knowing that taking a couple extra minutes to get a background check done could prevent guns from falling into the hands of people that shouldn't have them such as mentally ill people, etc. What say you?

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LTC (Join to see)

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I oppose all gun laws as they restrict the rights of citizens while having no impact on crime.

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SSG Jason Penn

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CW4 (Join to see) - Sir, you said it youself, there is a black market. So, you want to disarm the innocent people even though the criminals will still get and have guns? That is like punishing the rooster for the fox eating the hen!

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CW4 (Join to see)

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I am absolutely not for disarming! Merely, for pointing out that all categories of "citizens" I mentioned would be free to purchase firearms without hindrance. Buying one at black market should not be as easy as walking into a Walmart. Criminals will always get a way to get firearms no matter what (even in France, Germany, or Australia). But is is hell of a more difficult with the background checks. Can you imagine what would be going on in France (20% Muslims) if any one could just walk in the supermarket to buy a gun?

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LTC (Join to see)

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But background checks only hurt the lawful. A retired CW4 at my last office was denied initially because he went AWOL after he was drafted for Vietnam. The man did 30 years in the Army after that. The was eventually approved but it shows flaws in the system.

The way i see it is there is no clear benifit to having background checks that out weighs the cost in money, time and liberty lost under the current system.

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CW4 (Join to see)

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Every system has potential flaws. However, all the flaws with Driver Licenses (easy to counterfeit, issued in some places to illegal immigrants, costly, and encroaching on people's privacy) should not be an argument to do away with such document.
We are often forced to choose lesser evil. Having 100% background checks, even on private transfers, is such a case. Of course, everyone should have the right to appeal and to adjudicate any denial of firearm purchase.

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BG David Fleming III

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My response is a simple one, bad guys will always get guns! If you want to stop mass shootings, make it easy to put guns in hands of those who aren't affair to use them to stop mass shootings!!! Background checks, wait periods, licenses to purchase per weapon, all deter good guys from buying!

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CPL (Join to see)

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Amen

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SrA Art Siatkowsky

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Watch UNDERWORLD INC....Drugs INC....they show you how easy it is for criminals to get guns without serial numbers....Drugs Inc last night....New Orleans....' shadow' a drug dealer talking to NATGEO about how easy it is to get a gun....250 for a glock .40...350 for an AK...500 for a gernade! Gun control only makes law abiding citizens easier prey to the criminals who never will care if their is a law about guns, they will have guns and the law abiding people will be easy targets.

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SPC Christopher Perrien

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Hell , in America now , the gangsters in prison have guns too. Seen pictures taken on their contraband phones. Along with their "wives" male transgenders on hormones in prison too. Like more gun laws are going to stop that stuff.

Added laws will only stop citizens(and I don't consider criminals "citizens") from having guns to protect themselves and others.

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