• lando55@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    Serious question: do you believe that you can purchase a firearm from a commercial dealer online or at a gun show without regulation? Because in most cases, that simply isn’t true.

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      7 months ago

      I’ll admit I’m not educated on the subject but it was my understanding that there is a loophole for gun shows.

      In a country where there are more guns than people, I don’t believe the barriers to entry for gun ownership for someone who really wants one are substantial. So fundamentally, yes, I do believe this.

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          7 months ago

          I’ve never been to a gun show, but I went to a guitar show as a teenager, looking to buy a bass, and I ended up chatting up some dude carrying his Rickenbacker 4001 around in a case, looking to sell.

          We went out to the parking lot and made a private sale. All cash, no tax, no receipt.

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          7 months ago

          Don’t private sale happen at gun shows? And don’t you find it a little silly that you are criticizing the detail of HOW this is done while missing the bigger picture of how easy it is to get a gun in America.

          Here are me to edit that post to suit you pedantry.