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Originally Posted by wmbwinn
The system has problems. But, the NRA fully supports the goals of providing a criminal check. The NRA was screaming mad when the mentally ill boy shot up the mall. The person's mental health issues were not reported as they were supposed to be.
That lead to greater collection of mental health records to prevent that from happening again.
Believe it or not, the NRA takes a very responsible view on this. You may hate everything else about the NRA, but if you studied it, you would agree with the NRA on this issue.
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I'll take that as "yes, you are right, there are no background criminal checks on private sales of guns, so yes there is a giant hole that allows criminals to purchase guns."
as for he nra...well, how about this:
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BOSTON -- Stop Handgun Violence, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of gun violence, today released on-the-record quotes from a National Rifle
Association (NRA) spokesperson confirming that the NRA does not support uniform background checks for all gun purchases or the use of the government's anti-terror watch list in precluding gun sales.
The statements were made by NRA spokesperson Ashley Varner during a debate with Stop Handgun Violence Chairman, John Rosenthal, on WBZ-AM Radio's "Paul Sullivan Show."
Varner took the stance that the NRA is protecting "law-abiding citizens" in saying that they should not be burdened by background checks when purchasing guns privately including from people on the street or at thousands of gun shows annually. Currently 32 of the 50 states in the U.S. require no identification or background check when purchasing guns privately. Only licensed dealers are required to perform background checks and they only sell approximately 50% of guns each year in the U.S.
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