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Originally Posted by MaDef
Then they should also be allowed to "bear arms" as per the Constitution. If you are going to give them the responsibilities of an adult, they should then also have the same rights.
Criminal Background checks for initial purchase is fine, maybe even a short "waiting period" from initial purchase to possession would be ok. The others have to many loopholes or aren't really feasible here in the real world.
Something to keep in mind, a lot of firearm purchases are generated in the secondary (used market), these people are either collectors (where the firearm becomes a Safe Queen), or used by competition shooters who require multiple firearms in different calibers for different types of matches.
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I disagree with a waiting period, there have been several cases where women had abusive partners, and they couldn't get a gun to defend themselves, and were beat or killed.
Either that, or a very short period.
A note on the safe queen stuff, my father bought a M1A from a retired cop a few years back, and it's a safe princess, the real queen is a M1 Carbine that he got from CMP.