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TxRVer wrote:Why aren't these buyers ever arrested for making a straw purchase? I assume they use money provided by the newspaper/magazine. They definitely aren't making the purchase for themselves.

Good point ... if they were honest ... they'd turn themselves in ...

Someone should forward that to the ATF to investigate and ask the news guy the identities of the straw purchasers

VMI77 wrote:

RPB wrote:

OldCannon wrote:

Gunner21 wrote:wait a .50 cal that can shoot out to 5 miles...

where can I get one?

this info may be outdated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong 1.51 miles.... that's hardly 5 miles.

Liberal Media Rule #1: Never let facts get in the way of a good story!

Fact checking?

Quick, write him and tell him it will go 5 miles in a vacuum with no air resistance if fired at the proper angle to compensate for gravity... then when he publishes that "fact" ask how he thinks the powder in the cartridge ignites in a vacuum with no oxygen, and again ..... how far the bullet would travel.

These "reporters" never "research" they don't even "report" facts anymore, and they can't even think about reality ...they all are storytellers who repeat stories/stuff that sounds juicy and gets an audience

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/rea ... k-in-space

The gunpowder and explosive material in the primer already contain all the oxygen they need; they'll ignite and burn quite happily with no external source of 02.

I do somewhat agree with your major premise, that "journalists" are storytellers, but I think you give them too much credit.....they only repeat the juicy stuff when it advances their political agenda, the MSM now mostly dispenses propaganda.

And underwater, in outer space too .... if you have a GLOCK "they only repeat the juicy stuff " ... yup

I hope the Alien Fish Protection division of PETA doesn't find out this, or we'll see anti-"alien fish killer bullet articles"

OldCannon wrote:

Gunner21 wrote:wait a .50 cal that can shoot out to 5 miles...

where can I get one?

this info may be outdated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong 1.51 miles.... that's hardly 5 miles.

Liberal Media Rule #1: Never let facts get in the way of a good story!

Fact checking?

Quick, write him and tell him it will go 5 miles in a vacuum with no air resistance if fired at the proper angle to compensate for gravity... then when he publishes that "fact" ask how he thinks the powder in the cartridge ignites in a vacuum with no oxygen, and again ..... how far the bullet would travel.

These "reporters" never "research" they don't even "report" facts anymore, and they can't even think about reality ...they all are storytellers who repeat stories/stuff that sounds juicy and gets an audience

I'm guessing the ""police-grade handgun"" is one without a red tip on the barrel

tallmike wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:If I am a "prohibited person" is it not easy for me to log on here or gunbroker or a myriad of other internet sites (or go to a gun show) and buy a gun from a private seller in a local FTF transaction?

Is it impossible to stop that from happening so we've given up trying?

Before you let yourself read something sinister in this query, rest assured that I am not going to ever vote with the "Progressives" on this issue, but, seems to me there ought to be a better way for this community to take a more proactive role in keeping guns out of the hands of "prohibited persons"..

Seller: Are you prohibited by Federal or State law from owning a gun?
Buyer: No
Seller: Are you a drug user, taking any un-prescribed medications, mentally defective or have you ever been under the care of a psychiatrist?
Buyer: no
Seller: Enjoy your gun.

Am I the only one that thinks we can do more without impinging on 2A?

Exactly!! How many of us prefer to sell only to those who have CHL's, because we know they can legally possess the weapon we are selling them? The guy in the video who sold to the person after he said he couldn't pass the background check should be ashamed of himself.

Maybe the NRA could support some sort of legislation that helps the FBI open up their call in background checks to citizens so we wouldn't have to pay the FFL fee just to check out a buyer. Not making it a requirement for sales (I do think that RoyGBiv's questions above should be required) but it would open the avenue for regular citizens to be able to check out their buyers without impacting their bottom line.

Sorry folks, a gun is not the same as a chainsaw or we would keep chainsaws around for home protection because they are cheaper.

Home protection isn't the only reason to purchase a weapon... and
Some guns are cheaper than some chainsaws but ...
Ok ... Machete ... Baseball Bat... are often kept for home protection ... and lots of people use those tools for evil too ... my cousins were beaten to death with a rocking chair in California ... and the furniture store neglected to do a background check.

I mean ... regulating a piece of pipe (barrel) and a spring and a nail (firing pin) anyone can make a gun if they have access to a hardware store. " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Shotgun from Canada, where the gun is regulated and illegal) or a .22 " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Still, as I said, I only sell to CHLs or people I know are qualified to own.... and I'd do the same selling my used refrigerator (lots of kids used to die from used refrigerators) I do not see a need for a law requiring me to do a background check to see if they'd remove the door prior to selling it to them so they could get the copper/aluminum coils etc.. Lots of kids drown in 5 gallon buckets and many drown in toilets too, but creating laws requiring a background check on all parents to see if they put the lid down could prevent most of those ... There's a point where too many laws, just becomes too many laws and all are ignored, like a billboard with too much writing on it.

powerboatr wrote:the chainsaw thing is actually sort of funny.
I remember as a youth her in texas......back in the early 70"s with the BLUE law. some stores would have whole entire shelves blocked off with tape because they sold that item on saturady and now it was not allowed to be sold on sundays....never researched the law...but CHAINSAWS i remember were off limits at this store on sundays.


i have tried to buy neat weapons/firearms online and each time i have to provide a local ffl to have it delivered to, and of course the ffl would have you fill out the correct forms ????

or am I off again
previously we had a guy that bought firearms from a fll
then he would sell it to you with nothing more than a sales receipt, that sort of bothered me, as he could be selling to a wrong person. but now he has a fl and things are different

Sunday blue laws
I worked at a hardware store
People wanted to buy a lamp
(basically one category that could not be sold was anything that plugs in and did something)
we had to cut the plug off the lamp... and we'd sell them a plug too.... it was all legal.

No fastening hardware, screws, nails, hinges could be sold- exception, if it was for a funeral .... I found it amazing how many people build coffins on Sunday, but who was I to question?

Won't matter what laws are passed, people will go around them.

I used to ask the questions when selling a firearm, now I only sell to CHLs and the State already checked them out for me.

Itnkrman wrote:Look for the "No Chainsaws Allowed" signs coming your way soon!!

Sales of used hedgeclippers should need background checks
save a TeleTubbie
TeleTubbies are people too ....
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