Gun Control & RKBA

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60. I think it is a great idea. We need to keep lists on everybody about every little thing they do.

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Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:16 PM

Jan 2013

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So, what's the problem with background checks and sales records for ammo buys? [View all] jpak Jan 2013 OP

I don't have a problem with either if done reasonably ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

I think it's a good idea. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #2

All ammo purchases -and a searchable federal data base for large quantities jpak Jan 2013 #3

The government purchases large quantities. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #5

Who gets to search this database? Hangingon Jan 2013 #6

FBI - any law enforcement agency - Ammo tax jpak Jan 2013 #7

You have an odd definition of "large". ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #45

Correct. Skyline Jan 2013 #61

I bought one bucket of 22lr this week and it was 1400 rds rl6214 Jan 2013 #75

Sounds like a legit use, so safeinOhio Jan 2013 #87

Good idea on ammo purchases as safeinOhio Jan 2013 #86

Sales check on meth and bongs too. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #4

and background checks for Red Dawn rentals too jpak Jan 2013 #9

Works for me. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #79

someone should lay off the meth frylock Jan 2013 #31

cost? hassle of record-keeping? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #8

based on that argument, sounds like you want us to get rid of the DMV and car registration CreekDog Jan 2013 #78

based on that argument, sounds like you want registration of gasoline purchases JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #80

It will accompish nothing while costing much. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #10

Like the records kept Control-Z Jan 2013 #11

Those records are stupid to keep too. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #12

Accomplish?- identify ubergun nuts as threats to society jpak Jan 2013 #13

So the state has a list of people that buy a lot of ammo. krispos42 Jan 2013 #16

Drone Strike jpak Jan 2013 #19

"protection orders" krispos42 Jan 2013 #21

OK - so a douchebag buys 10 guns and 10,000 rounds of ammo in a month jpak Jan 2013 #33

You know what they say about... Bay Boy Jan 2013 #59

from or against what/whome? ileus Jan 2013 #28

Here's a prime candidate.... jpak Jan 2013 #38

With our current DHS philosophy, possibly any of the above cbrer Jan 2013 #81

Do you mean Berserker Jan 2013 #71

Those are to enforce a limit on sudefed purchases krispos42 Jan 2013 #17

Stop this crimnal bull shit will you? upaloopa Jan 2013 #26

Rampage shooters don't use a lot of ammo either. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #30

You mean these rampage shooters? jpak Jan 2013 #67

Those were not rampage shooters. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #69

What horseshit - it was a shooting rampage - ask the cops jpak Jan 2013 #82

Spin Spin Spin Berserker Jan 2013 #73

Anyone who shouldn't have ammunition should either be in prison or a mental hospital slackmaster Jan 2013 #14

Same problem as showing photo ID to vote krispos42 Jan 2013 #15

I think background checks have helped a lot safeinOhio Jan 2013 #88

Why? madville Jan 2013 #18

A convicted felon can now walk out of Walmart with a truckload of ammo jpak Jan 2013 #20

Criminals don't use truckloads of ammo. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #22

"The only people inconvenienced by your law would be legal gun owners." guardian Jan 2013 #24

The same as all gun laws....it's about control. They don't like what they can't control. ileus Jan 2013 #29

Felons don't need ammo period - why do you want them to buy ammo? jpak Jan 2013 #34

How are you going to stop them from getting some? GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #43

You can start by stopping them from buying them legally at Walmart jpak Jan 2013 #47

So he has his wife/girlfriend pick up a box of ammo for him. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #52

Another asshole that will be convicted of a felony and banned from buying ammo jpak Jan 2013 #53

Only if caught and convicted. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #83

If there were ammo sales records, law enforcement could connect the dots jpak Jan 2013 #84

How? GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #85

Good argument to require safeinOhio Jan 2013 #89

It has been done before. It didn't accomplish anything. N/T GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #91

That's already a felony madville Jan 2013 #23

No it is not jpak Jan 2013 #48

Yes it is illegal for a felon to receive or possess ammunition already madville Jan 2013 #58

But they can BUY ammo with no questions asked jpak Jan 2013 #68

Thanks to the shrill cries of gun-control extremists... Clames Jan 2013 #32

LOL!!!!!111 Gunners want felons to buy ammo jpak Jan 2013 #36

Reasonable people... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #39

Guns everywhere by everybody doesn't stop criminals jpak Jan 2013 #41

You still haven't explained... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #46

Yeah - banning felons from buying ammo won't stop tax cheats jpak Jan 2013 #49

You don't mean that. beevul Jan 2013 #51

LOL!!! Your failure of reading comprehension. Clames Jan 2013 #40

So why do you want felons to buy ammo? jpak Jan 2013 #42

Show exactly where I stated I did? Clames Jan 2013 #56

Alot of problems- Mainly because IT'S ALREADY BEEN TRIED BEFORE bossy22 Jan 2013 #25

Yeah - way before personal computers were widely used jpak Jan 2013 #35

you obviously aren't an IT person bossy22 Jan 2013 #55

Was Lanza or the CO shooter Bay Boy Jan 2013 #62

Wouldn't that just be a target list for confiscation? dkf Jan 2013 #27

Red Dawn was only a movie - it was not real jpak Jan 2013 #37

Problem is, the grab nuts have made their intentions clear. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #44

Paranoia is a mental illness - that can be used to grab your guns jpak Jan 2013 #50

Would you have a problem shadowrider Jan 2013 #54

What... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #57

It would be OK if... Bay Boy Jan 2013 #63

No - I want squadrons of Black Helicopters deploying Squads of Jackbooted Blue Helmets jpak Jan 2013 #72

no dude. black helmets - who needs a warrant when you have guns and drones? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #77

I think it is a great idea. We need to keep lists on everybody about every little thing they do. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #60

The problem is usually with the implementation details. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #64

'Background checks' who said there's a problem? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #65

I remember many years ago that sales records for any handgun ammo was tracked ... spin Jan 2013 #66

spin, what would an ID check do? It's easily avoided and ammunition can be used by anyone. jody Jan 2013 #70

Adding a code to a driver's license is a possibility that's worth considering ... spin Jan 2013 #74

What if they make their own? Publiuus Jan 2013 #76

Most criminals wouldn't have any idea safeinOhio Jan 2013 #90