On 2011-01-16 22:05, acesover wrote:
Ask yourself this question.

Who can buy a gun?

Answer:

You have to be 18 or older to purchase a rifle or shotgun;
You have to be 21 or older to purchase a handgun;
You must buy your gun from a federally-licensed dealer in your state;
You must submit to a background check that the dealer will arrange, using an FBI database

Did you read the fourth statement? If not before you go any further read it.

You must submit to a background check that the dealer will arrange, using an FBI database.

So now if you are on file as a felon or have had an arrest for any serious crime or mentally incompetent and are filed with the FBI you are not going to be permitted to purchase a gun. Simple enough and very logical.

So why are some of these people not on the FBI's radar?

On 2011-01-17 12:18, acesover wrote:

So again it seems that we are punishing the seller and not the perp. By the way what happens to someone who purchases cigarettes when under age? My guess is nothing.

On 2011-01-17 13:12, balducci wrote:

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On 2011-01-17 12:18, acesover wrote:

So again it seems that we are punishing the seller and not the perp. By the way what happens to someone who purchases cigarettes when under age? My guess is nothing.

Well, your guess is wrong.

A few years ago, the fine for underage smoking / tobacco possession in CA was $103. It depends on the / varies by jurisdiction, of course. You can search on "underage smoking ticket" if you want to read more. For example:

http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthre......8&page=1

{Loughner} became intrigued by antigovernment conspiracy theories, including that the Sept. 11 attacks were perpetrated by the government and that the country’s central banking system was enslaving its citizens. His anger would well up at the sight of President George W. Bush, or in discussing what he considered to be the nefarious designs of government.

On 2011-01-17 14:12, Woland wrote:

Again, to repeat, the fact that the National-Socialists eliminated the communists, socialists, and communist & socialist trade unions does not prove that the National-Socialists were not socialists. The communists also eliminated independent trade unions, social democrats, and anarchists in the Soviet Union. Both totalitarian parties were simply eliminating all competition. Now the fact the the appearance of private ownership and control are preserved in Fascist and National-Socialist economies does not make them any less statist or socialist. The real control of the entire economy was seized by the state in both Fascist and National-Socialist regimes. When the Fuehrer was asked how he could consider himself a socialist without nationalizing the industries, he replied that he had nationalized the people. National-Socialist Germany and Communist Russia resembled each other far more than either resembled a free economy.

On 2011-01-17 16:29, MagicSanta wrote:
Ohhhhhhhhh sh!t.

On 2011-01-17 14:12, Woland wrote:
Unarmed, defenseless victims everywhere in the world recognize that firearms are life-saving, genocide-preventing appliances. The hoplophobia ingrained in many people prevents them from thinking clearly about this subject. Armed people wave their stars, unarmed people wear them . . .