Why We Oppose The “Gun Show Background” Check…
By Mitch Berg
…and registration of all kinds.
Because this is the inevitable result.
4 Responses to “Why We Oppose The “Gun Show Background” Check…”
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November 10th, 2014 at 9:27 am
“…we’re sending people out to collect the guns whenever possible so that they don’t end up in the wrong hands,” said Police Commissioner Daniel Derrenda.” Because at times they lay out there and the family is not aware of them and they end up just out on the street.”
Cause you know, those guns, they just get bored, and walk out onto the street, looking for action, all by themselves.
November 10th, 2014 at 9:27 am
Let’s keep guns out of “the wrong hands.” Such as the Buffalo Police Dept., for starters.
November 10th, 2014 at 11:34 am
Chilling.
I’m sure that the subjects of newly re-elected NY Governor “You don’t need 20 bullets to kill a dee-ah” Cuomo, a fallen Kennedy and 2A scholar, will reconcile themselves with the “If you have nothing to hide …” mantra.
However, I wonder how much actual authority and power the police have with this, beyond the simple asking stage; you can ask anyone almost anything if the person is not required to comply? I suppose the language of their gun laws will come into play.
Assuming that this was handled by the BPD, I would think that a simple “Go ask George (the deceased),” “ask my attorney”, an assertion if their 5A rights, or just “go away” would end the investigation. I hope that no judge, absent exceptional circumstances, would even consider signing a warrant for them.
I hope this gets a lot of airplay. Once this became accepted practice, who knows what else could be subject of such post-mortem grasping?
November 11th, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Perhaps McFadden’s “gun show loophole” blunder early on, the tepid endorsement (to be generous) from the gun rights folks, and his later “education” on the issue (if you needed that, you probably don’t get it) resulted in less support than he might have gotten without the gun gaffe.
Franken was a pretty formidable candidate and a few more gun votes may not have made the difference. However, I had to actively seek out McFadden’s final position of gun rights. I wonder how many, if any, didn’t bother to do that and just took him at his first position on the issue?