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10/16/2015 7:41:43 AM
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Absolutely not. I can agree with you in that matter. In fact, I think the background check should be at least 5x more extensive if it were possible. When I bought my first gun, I was young and simply just wanted to do it because I could (weren't we all stupid kids at one point haha). I went to the store thinking I was gonna be there for like an hour waiting to get it because of the background checks the dealer has to run. It took longer to choose what I wanted than it had to actually run the check. At the time, I didn't think anything of it, but now I look back on it and think how stupid it was. I know how stupid I was, but it was more wrong that they only look to make sure you haven't committed a felony. That is by no means good criteria in which to purchase a gun. In my opinion, and you may disagree, I think that anyone who buys a gun needs to have been in the military, worked as a civil authority, or has taken a state or federal accredited instructed course on how to handle firearms. They also should be put through a few month class about use of force if they weren't trained in self defense. It astounds me that a student can spend years studying topics as trivial as gym class, but when it comes to selling firearms, they'd prefer to just hand them out in 15 min without a question as to why you are buying it or if you even know how to use it. This may be the part you agree with. However, I value knowledge, so I know how important it is to familiarize myself with what's best to defend myself in a worst case scenario should it happen.
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  • Edited by Unforgiven: 10/16/2015 10:09:35 AM
    So then you basically agree with the article then in essence, Ya I mean. What if for example. The person that is trying to get a gun has not committed any crime, but wants to buy a gun so they could commit one in the future. Should there not be some other type of checkup. Like checking their mental health, possibly their history. Etc. Seeing if they had any non violent crimes, or even small things like being violent. Etc.

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  • That phsychological evaluation goes hand in hand with training. I remember when I joined the military they ran physicals and psyche evaluations 6 months before I had joined and a day before I had joined. They took day-long background checks with finger print scanners. Basically the whole nine yards. Why can't a similar process be geared towards gun ownership? And in regards to the article, or post, I don't think what the op posted is an agreeable topic. He simply said that "if you are a gun owner, you have my respect". Why should the fact that you own a gun earn you respect? No, I don't agree with what he said. He respects me because I spent way more than I wanted to on things I don't even want. I didn't really want guns, but I have them because it makes me feel safe, so I'm not helpless should something happen. And I know you are going to run the chances of that happining through your head. The fact that it CAN happen is reason enough for me to have one. What your view comes down to in the end is that nobody should have guns. But they exist either way. People will find a way to get their hands on one through illegal means also. We can't just not sell sell them and expect the world to become less violent. There will still be killings, whether we have them or not. Plenty of other countries exhibit that fact.

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  • Yep they exist and as long as it's easy to obtain, then our kids are in danger

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