I will answer my own questions and elaborate on this line of questioning
1. What do you consider reasonable restrictions on constitutional rights?
No.
2. What do you think would be an effective law that would impact the use of firearms for illegal purposes yet not restrict law abiding citizens.
We have more than 20,000 laws on the books, form local, county, state and federal. Enforce existing law.
3. Do you think that restricting the constitutional rights of those who have done nothing wrong is acceptable to address acts being committed by criminals? In other words, do you support the theory and practice of being considered guilty until proven innocent? The act of having to participate in a background check is being guilty until proven innocent. Until you can prove (via a NICS Check) that you have no record, the assumption is that you do. Again guilty until proven innocent.. There is no other constitutional right that requires the procedures involved in purchasing a firearm to exercise that right.
4. Would you support a system that registers all persons convicted of a felony into a single data base and require them to have an ID card that shows them being a convicted felon? Absolutely. Criminals , by virtue of their actions have abdicated the rights of citizenship. In many states we need a firearms ID Card or permit to purchase, possesses guns and we have broken no laws. Why is it felt to be wrong, humiliating, degrading, ostracizing etc. to require a criminal to have identification indicating that they are a convicted Felon. Why is there not a database in this country that anyone can access to see who is a convicted felon? Now the trend is to eliminate asking a person if they have a criminal record on job applications. Lowers their self-esteem they say.
5. Class 3: legal in about 36 states. Suppressors, full auto. I believe that I should be allowed to won them. Why you might ask. Because I want to. Just like why people are allowed to own and drive cars that can go in excess of 150 MPH but the speed limits do not exceed 75 in this country. High performance cars, high performance firearms. I love doubles and black guns. And check the records on how many legally owned Class 3 firearms have been involved in crimes.
6. Permits: why is my drivers license good in all 50 states but not my permit? cars kill and main far more than firearms. Makes no sense. At a minimum permits should be good anywhere in the country. Whats even worse is that my NY Permit is no good in NYC but theirs are good throughout NY. Makes no sense.
7. Back ground checks. : keep the existing system and ensure that the records arent being kept. The proposed expanded back ground checks as proposed by the Senate after Sandy Hook were extremely restrictive and would have turned you into a felon if you lent your friend a gun to hunt with and you didnt do a background check. That is just one example of what it would have done.

Bottom line is to show me where additional restrictions have reduced crime.

Perhaps someone can enlighten me on the current trend of wanting to allow convicted felons the right to vote again. The logic given is that they have paid their debt to society and therefore should have their rights restored. I have not heard them address the question of whether or not that would include gun ownership rights since being a convicted felon disqualifies one from owning a gun now. But they want full restoration from what I have seen.

Brian
LTC, USA Ret.
NRA Patron Member
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