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bettyellen

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20. He argued that the loopholes existing are equivelent to well functioning or well regulated ...
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 02:05 PM
Mar 2018

That’s nonsense he or you hasn’t countered.
And yeah, that’s bullshit.

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not really, gejohnston Mar 2018 #1
Someone who has an FFL (Federal Firearms License) AzureCrest Mar 2018 #2
Well then get them access to the system. Private sales were like 30% of gun show purchases and its bettyellen Mar 2018 #3
States that dont regulate who are responsible for the flow of guns into states that do regulate. gejohnston Mar 2018 #4
The NRA has lobbied to block research- and block regulations. Do the math. bettyellen Mar 2018 #6
no they didn't gejohnston Mar 2018 #7
They only support backround checks with the loophole. And research is not advocacy for fucks sake bettyellen Mar 2018 #12
The "loophole" gejohnston Mar 2018 #15
I dont give a shit about excuses for allowing the loophole- well regulated does not mean bettyellen Mar 2018 #16
IOW, gejohnston Mar 2018 #17
You think loopholes are well functioning? Bullshit. bettyellen Mar 2018 #18
And yet again, the default intellectual level of gun control advocacy is confirmed... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #19
He argued that the loopholes existing are equivelent to well functioning or well regulated ... bettyellen Mar 2018 #20
re: loopholes discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #21
youre actually arguing everyone deserves to have a weapon. Violent abusive people. Nope. bettyellen Mar 2018 #22
It would be polite to take *your* straw argument out of *his* mouth friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #23
The people are in favor of sensible gun regulation- the loopholes prevent it from functioning. bettyellen Mar 2018 #24
Putting your straw into *my* mouth is also impolite. I'll thank you to remove it friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #25
I was replying to the claim that laws full of loopholes are functioning. By definition they do not. bettyellen Mar 2018 #26
"But you knew that." I 'knew' nothing of the sort, and you've proposed no clear means... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #27
Close the loopholes, all transfers require a check. Period. Thats regulation. bettyellen Mar 2018 #28
I will do my best to explain what I understand as the truth discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #29
Gets even worse. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #5
I call that the Brussels Train Station Loophole gejohnston Mar 2018 #8
Yes. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #9
"Private sales were like 30% of gun show purchases" link? I doubt that.. EX500rider Mar 2018 #11
It is still against the law. Nitram Mar 2018 #10
It's not until we stop expecting laws to control people that we will make progress discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #30
I'm not defending this law as a fool-proof deterrent to gun violence. I'm just pointing out Nitram Mar 2018 #31
The location of the sale does not change the rules of the sale. ManiacJoe Mar 2018 #13
A gun show is basically a temporary mall. krispos42 Mar 2018 #14
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