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Gun Control Reform Activism

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9. Unfortunately such ideas are difficult to get passed into law at the national level. ...

Reply to Ptah (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 07:58 PM

Mar 2013

We can improve the NICS background check system considerably and not even have to pass new legislation. We should even be able to extend it and make a background check a requirement for the sale of all firearms as this idea has support from many gun owners.

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Flaws in Arizona criminal-background-records system imperil public, study finds [View all] Ptah Mar 2013 OP

That's disturbing. There really is a lot of evidence that the system doesn't work very well. Hoyt Mar 2013 #1

This report is a reaction to the Virginia Tech Massacre. Now Arizona needs to respond. Ptah Mar 2013 #4

Well, it is not the "system" that fails dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #2

The system can be improved. Ptah Mar 2013 #5

The criminal background check is and should be the first line of defense ... spin Mar 2013 #3

Jared Loughner pleaded guilty. I don't know how much the court costs might be. Ptah Mar 2013 #6

That's true and you may be right and the cost will not be excessive. ... spin Mar 2013 #7

I agree that the tragedies cost us dearly. Ptah Mar 2013 #8

Unfortunately such ideas are difficult to get passed into law at the national level. ... spin Mar 2013 #9