Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe
I'm betting the statistics will show that most criminals use guns that were purchased legally by someone else then scrupulously sold on the street.


Even if this was the case... and statistics and facts show it is not... the scenario you are describing here is already a Federal Felony. This is called a Straw Purchase. It's a felony, just the same as if they broke into your house and stole your guns. So even if we had Universal Backround checks, criminals could still easily find someone who had no criminal record, and they could buy the gun from either an FFL dealer, or a private seller with no problems. Then they could pass that gun on to a criminal who could not pass the backround check. Or they could continue to do what they do in most cases now and steal their guns. Then the criminal would mis-use the gun to rape, rob, or murder. The only thing that gave us a reduction in violent crime is mandatory sentencing that kept repeat offenders off the street. And that's something Liberals always oppose. Why?

We're talking about criminals here. Making a Straw Purchase and breaking another law means nothing to them. Not a damn thing changes except that you've now given Obama and Company the backdoor Gun Registration that they have been seeking. Then when the stupid laws they pass fail again, and they go for more laws which eventually lead to outright bans or confiscation, you will have enabled them. Is that what you want?

A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.