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Legislation Introduced to Attack Gun Shows in Washington

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Savage3006:
When it rains, it pours! :bash: :bash: :bash:

andrew_12gauge:

--- Quote from: Holg3107 on January 15, 2010, 08:36:19 AM ---I could be wrong here but i thought they passed a bill a few years ago that required all firearms sold at sanctioned gun shows to be registered to the new owner? Doesn't that require a background check? I could be wrong, either way this is just another unenforcable piece of legislation that will be extremely difficult to moniter. Unless the gun you are selling is registered to you LOL, this seems to be a bit of a stretch.

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even if the gun is registered to you how will they know if you sold it at a gun show or just put an ad out in the classifieds and sold it that way, im guessing that pope could come on here and tell you that any lawyer worth his salt could get you outta this one if they tried to enforce it

Crunchy:
Although I dont necessarily agree with some of the liablity aspects of this new legislation, the principle of trying to keep people from selling guns to felons isnt a bad one.  I think they are trying to prevent just anyone buying a gun at a gun show that couldnt buy one at a gun shop.

Shootmoore:

--- Quote from: Crunchy on January 15, 2010, 11:09:41 AM ---Although I dont necessarily agree with some of the liablity aspects of this new legislation, the principle of trying to keep people from selling guns to felons isnt a bad one.  I think they are trying to prevent just anyone buying a gun at a gun show that couldnt buy one at a gun shop.

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I agree to a point Crunchy.  The problem here is the responsibility is once again placed on someone other than the person commiting the crime.  It is already illegal for the felon to purchase and own the firearm whether he makes the purchase at the gun show or not.

This falls under the same ideology of the lawsuits against gun manufacturers.  Instead of focusing on the person who uses the firearm illegaly they are targeting a 3rd party for the misuse of an object.  Enforcement and or tools to assist in the enforcement of the already violated laws would be a better way to go in my opinion

Shootmoore

Crunchy:
I see your point, but why not enforce same rules at a gun show as they do anywhere else you can buy a gun? 

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