But what I am against is passing another dead letter legislation. Out of thousands of people caught lying on federal forms less than 100 were prosecuted in 2012. So law enforcement is clearly the issue here, not the lack of the law.

start  drug testing and  have random drug testing (at least once per year) for everyone who has a conceled carry permit.

You're Welcom

If you could prove you already had a weapon, easily proved by simply bringing one with you, you were not required to wait to pick up your purchase.

I have no idea if that law is still in effect, but it makes perfect sense, probably too much sense to remain in effect in these hysterical times where it comes to gun laws.

A new bill introduced by a wacky Texas state senator seeks to reduce the training period from 10 hours to 4 to qualify for a Texas concealed carry permit.

        Now look at Tex Senator Corman's amendment that would allow anyone with a CCP to carry his gun into another state that allows CCP. The people in Texas are absolutely insane when it comes to gun rights.
Favorite Texas bumper sticker with a gun logo-"we don't call 911"

 
      No way anyone can learn in 4 hours how to use a gun safely and maintain it and then as to permissible pubic use. I bet I could give you three hypotheticals as to sudden encounters and ask you - could you lawfully use your gun in this encounter - and you could not get them all right.

     So please don't tell me that a CCP should give anyone care blanch right to buy a gun without a proper background check.

but shouldn't they have the right to defend themselves if let's say some "thumper hater" like Daffy were to burst in guns blazing?

Bars are a different story. Guntoting drunk can't possibly be a good idea. even stoner Willy claims he locks up his guns when he ties one on.

and would you please tell your idiot friend Daffy that I never called you a crack head. I did tell you to "put the pipe down" but I never specified what was in the pipe.

BTW I know you made a couple of responses to my post, they were taken down before I got the chance to read them. Somehow I doubt that you were the one who resorted to "report a post" and I was curious as to what you had to say in response to my post.

He's thinks he's a King not a President .

Drones, F-16’s, battle tanks, armored vehicles, attack helicopters Nukes and Nuclear powered submarines, and aircraft carriers are all included.

What if the our own military invades our homes? Don’t we need all those weapons to protect ourselves and our property.

Our elected officials today voted for what they thought would get them re-elected, not what is best for the country. It happens every day and is very common place. Are you really surprised that democratic senators from North Dakota, Alaska, Montana and Arkansas voted against it? I'm actually surprised they have elected democrats... I'd guess they are pretty middle of the road politically.  
       As far as gun shows go it might be easier to make the person who sold the gun privately, liable civilly than to pass nation wide gun reform. If they make it a felony to sell a firearm without a background check to a felon privately it would fix much of the problem. Now there is no recourse I believe.  
    Connecticut might lose a billion tax dollars and 4000+ jobs because firearms companies are looking at leaving the state after their gun reform, with Texas and a couple other states are offering a tax amnesty for any company moving there its not really a surprise.  

1) There ARE background checks at gun shows.
2) There ARE background checks on internet sales.

It doesn't matter WHERE or HOW a gun is sold. The only thing that matters is whether it is a new gun or a used gun. A new gun gets a background check. If you sell a used gun in your state, person to person, then you don't have a background check.

No law could change this. What if we enacted a law that said you could only buy cars from car dealerships? That's not going to stop 2 people meeting in private, and exchanging a car for cash.

Felons don't generally buy guns online or at gun shows. Do you really think some thug from Chicago is going to go to a gun show at some Moose Lodge to buy Bill-Bob's old hunting rifle and use it to rob a convenience store? Trust me, gun shows are not a problem.

The Justice Dept. has found that over 211,000 guns are stolen every year. You could have all the background checks in the world, and you wouldn't be able to stop gun crimes from that statistic alone.

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