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Originally Posted by KirStang
I suppose that is a lot of guns. However, I'm uncomfortable with the American government further imposing process restrictions on to my rights to deal with the Mexican government's inability to deal with Mexican border and drug issues.
Anyway, that is off topic.
What type of solution would you propose to prevent the type of tragedies that occurred in VA Tech and Tuscon?
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I agree the Mexican issue is a sidebar issue.
Back to the loophole...if dealers A, B, C, D and E at a gun show are required by federal law to conduct background checks...why not dealer F (who claims to be a private collector, but may very well be a shady dealer with intent to skirt the law)? Or at the very least a background check on dealer F.
There is no easy solution, but I think this is one small piece that has public support.
Improving the NICS would also help, but I dont have specifics.
Given that the courts have upheld that the government can restrict sales to certain categories of citizens/residents (criminals, illegal immigrants, mentally ill), it is most difficult when addressing the issue of the mentally ill...requiring a balance of their Constitutional right to privacy.