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Related: About this forumTo my Facebook friend who asked "Should Muslim-Americans be allowed to buy firearms at gun shows?"
To my Facebook friend who asked "Should Muslim-Americans be allowed to buy firearms at gun shows?"Should the white Conservative Christian who shot up Planned Parenthood make us ban Christians from getting guns at gun shows?
Also, gun shows are not the problem. It is no incentive for private party sales to be subject to federal background checks, which examine criminal records and involuntary commitment (mental health and substance abuse) records. All of those records are only created after due process, so are not denying any citizen a right without due process of law.
I think private parties who sell at gun shows, or sell more than a certain number firearms a year, should be required to run background checks like professional sellers.
I think private citizens and responsible gun owners should advocate for a system that allows a private party transfer to be subject to a federal background check done at either a current FFL (pawn shop, gun store owner, booth at a gun show) or the county clerk's office for a reasonable fee, and in exchange the seller will not have any liability for any criminal act committed with that gun, or at least a presumption of innocence that has to be rebutted with evidence of criminal conspiracy.
And a clarification that such immunity or presumption of innocence doesn't create any liability not already existing in law, of course.
Also, gun shows are not the problem. It is no incentive for private party sales to be subject to federal background checks, which examine criminal records and involuntary commitment (mental health and substance abuse) records. All of those records are only created after due process, so are not denying any citizen a right without due process of law.
I think private parties who sell at gun shows, or sell more than a certain number firearms a year, should be required to run background checks like professional sellers.
I think private citizens and responsible gun owners should advocate for a system that allows a private party transfer to be subject to a federal background check done at either a current FFL (pawn shop, gun store owner, booth at a gun show) or the county clerk's office for a reasonable fee, and in exchange the seller will not have any liability for any criminal act committed with that gun, or at least a presumption of innocence that has to be rebutted with evidence of criminal conspiracy.
And a clarification that such immunity or presumption of innocence doesn't create any liability not already existing in law, of course.
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To my Facebook friend who asked "Should Muslim-Americans be allowed to buy firearms at gun shows?" (Original Post)
moriah
Dec 2015
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Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)1. people that sell numbers of firearms
Are considered a dealer by the ATF and must obtain an FFL and perform background checks.
moriah
(8,312 posts)2. My understanding was...
That the rules there had been relaxed. The DK article has lots of links, particularly the one regarding private party sales....
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/gun-show-firearms-bankground-checks-state-laws-map.html
I might be wrong... no one is always right.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)3. I am not tracking any
Change in the ATF regulations and the legal desc7of a firearms dealer.
moriah
(8,312 posts)4. Kk.... so are you are saying...
....
Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, federal law clearly defined private sellers as anyone who sold no more than four firearms per year. But the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act lifted that restriction and loosely defined private sellers as people who do not rely on gun sales as the principal way of obtaining their livelihood.
Is incorrect, or are you just referring to recent legislation changes?
I personally feel that 1986 standard is far too loose, if it is current law.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)5. I prefer the cleaner language of the 1968
Act but 1986 was 30 years ago and I thought you meant recently.
moriah
(8,312 posts)6. Thanks for the clarification.
I like the 1968 language myself, but I do think utilizing the current FFL network to facilitate private party transfers should be at least supported by those FFLs....