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In reply to the discussion: A Vanguard documentary is saying guns can be sold to criminals w/o ID, paperwork [View all]ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)30. Is it practical to expect that amount of change in the foreseeable future?
I would not have a problem with check for private transactions, but the government agencies will fight it tool and nail.
The citizens in the states that do not have mandatory use of an FFL for transfer will fight it tooth and nail locally.
I doubt it would would pass in either house, but if it did, it would be a Commerce Clause fight at the SCOTUS level, though I think it would be sustained.
IOW, while it would not be as hard as creating world peace, its not a real likely thing to happen any time soon.
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A Vanguard documentary is saying guns can be sold to criminals w/o ID, paperwork [View all]
CreekDog
Apr 2012
OP
Closing the private-party "loophole" would only lead to massive straw purchases instead.
LAGC
Apr 2012
#44
It's illegal for ANY PERSON to transfer a firearm to someone who is prohibited from buying it
slackmaster
Apr 2012
#5
Is it practical to expect that amount of change in the foreseeable future?
ProgressiveProfessor
Apr 2012
#30
I don't like businesses that rip people off, wall Street types, among others. Point is that it's
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#58