“I don’t believe most of us have a problem with background checks, what we have a problem with is having our name on a list in Government hands that underlines our names and says this man has a gun.”
I you were to say, someone who is so unstable as to be a danger to society needs to be on a funny farm then we might have common ground.
To have just a background check for a constitutionally protected right and allow defective humans to drive a car or operate heavy machinery, or provide us with editorial comments in our news papers or other media OR TO BE POLITICIANS then it is not common sense.
The people who can do the most damage are not gun owners but POLITICIANS and lawyers and they need yearly background checks up the wazoo.
When law abiding gun owners start killing more people than our government I will support your position. Until then NO!
“If you were to say, someone who is so unstable as to be a danger to society needs to be on a funny farm then we might have common ground”.
Until you contemplate just who will be making such a decision. It is just one more government data base added to the many already in place and there really are just nine states that do not fully comply with the “your crazy” data base that is used in a NICS check.
If the last few months of news in regards government intrusion into the lives of Americans is not evidence enough that lists of names only add to the chance of you becoming a felon without a trial.
...and baby once you are felon you can kiss your second amendment rights goodby because government suddenly becomes GOD where gun rights are concerned. Just in case you thought rights are God given.