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Gun Control & RKBA

Warpy

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9. The disincentive for a straw purchaser

Reply to iiibbb (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 04:29 PM

Feb 2013

is the money he has to shell out along with the gun to insure it. Friendship goes only so far.

What we're doing now has led to more guns and more mass murders. Apparently you're OK with that and don't want to try anything that might actually work.

By the way, anything after a sentence that begins with "so" is a strawman. You can play with him.

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‘Straw Purchases’ Contributing To St. Louis Gun Violence [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2013 OP

That's another thing that will end when you need to take out Warpy Feb 2013 #1

In order to do that you would have to register individual firearms. ... spin Feb 2013 #3

It should be just like car insurance Warpy Feb 2013 #4

I have no problem with requiring liability insurance for gun owners. ... spin Feb 2013 #5

So when someone steals your car... uses it to abduct and do whatever to a child... iiibbb Feb 2013 #6

The disincentive for a straw purchaser Warpy Feb 2013 #9

I'm not okay with straw purchases... I'm very not okay with it. iiibbb Feb 2013 #10

What do you do when someone buys a gun using your stolen identity? iiibbb Feb 2013 #7

Same thing you do when they buy a car and a trip to Aruba Warpy Feb 2013 #8

IMHO - Universal 100% background checks would be a big step forward. rdharma Feb 2013 #2