Gun Control & RKBA

Can anyone walk into a shop and walk out with one? Even a non-citizen? Are they regulated more tightly than long guns? Can anyone walk into a shop and walk out with a long gun?


I assume you mean a background check -- so is the background check instant, like the NICS system in the US? And are there no other prequalifiers, such as completion of a safety course, or an interview with police or a judge? You said that you could legally buy a gun tomorrow; are you certain of that?


This positively reeks of classism. What's the assumption? That those who deal in less valuable goods are thereby safe from violent crime? That assumption is demonstrably false, which leaves us with the conclusion that the system discriminates against the lower economic strata, as if their safety is less important.

I'm reminded of NYC, which puts a dollar amount on the cash a person needs to transport routinely in order to qualify for a CCW. It's hard to spin that as anything other than placing a cash value on human life. Jeweler? Here's your carry permit. Struggling bodega owner? Come back when you're making more money.

The logic of the statute would seemingly qualify any driver of an automobile, which is certainly a "valuable good" that has proven to be attractive to thieves. I wonder if the Italians would consider that to be "darned good reason." Would you?