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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)
50. I guess but...
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:47 PM
Dec 2016

Would it be illegal to buy ammo for someone else?
Would it need to be reported if I left a box of .30-06 on the truck bumper by mistake and drove away?
Would reloaders who buy bullets in bulk and fit them to reused casings need some special permit?

I think this might be a huge and expensive project that may never convict anyone.

When a shooting occurs metroins Dec 2016 #1
Respectfully, you seem to be arguing both sides of the issue (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2016 #5
Is there anything wrong with that? metroins Dec 2016 #28
In manyt cases the police haved a bigger avantage since wwhen you register a gun, the serial # napi21 Dec 2016 #76
The problem is criminals tend to steal guns and not register them Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #11
I think you should be civilly liable for a stolen firearm metroins Dec 2016 #29
Got stats with crimes using stolen guns? rickford66 Dec 2016 #30
It's up to the owner to notify the police if their weapon is stolen. If the owner didn't bother to napi21 Dec 2016 #77
The vehicle v firearm registration analogy is weak for a number of reasons discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #18
That's how it works on TV gejohnston Dec 2016 #22
For some folks... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #62
Why registration? when trump gets ready to take your guns he will have a list. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #2
Why dodge the question? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #19
seems legit ! stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #53
Because people fear government intrusion into their lives HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #3
Please see my response #4 below (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2016 #6
Aren't other devices registered? PJMcK Dec 2016 #4
Not all cars are registered Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #12
I have an exception. rickford66 Dec 2016 #31
The title is a bit different Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #37
Without this procedure, I cicn't legally own it. rickford66 Dec 2016 #55
I guess where you live thats the case Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #59
I'm in New York rickford66 Dec 2016 #63
buying a car titled out of state is likely difficult everywhere discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #65
In FL, no registration for "grove trucks" which live on the farm... Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #73
Yes. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #25
It makes it easier to round up X or Y after being banned. ileus Dec 2016 #7
By the same token... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #26
Trump does not need a list safeinOhio Dec 2016 #8
Most gun owners do not belong to the NRA (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2016 #9
Only 5 million safeinOhio Dec 2016 #10
Sounds about right PJMcK Dec 2016 #13
We can generalize, polls confirm, safeinOhio Dec 2016 #14
Yet, universal infringements failed in Maine... Kang Colby Dec 2016 #70
Military type... Puha Ekapi_2 Dec 2016 #15
No safeinOhio Dec 2016 #16
I own... Puha Ekapi_2 Dec 2016 #17
JFK was a life member n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #79
The NRA didn't become crazy until the late 60s safeinOhio Dec 2016 #81
Not the question discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #27
I would say there are four 'arguments in favor of' or 'reasons for' registration: petronius Dec 2016 #20
Thoughts on those 4 discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #23
I agree with you on 3 and 4 (and those are the reasons that a pro-registration person petronius Dec 2016 #40
re: "There are reasons for becoming prohibited that in no way support probable cause for a search" discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #45
Looking at the federal list of prohibited persons, petronius Dec 2016 #56
I can agree there discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #60
Let's see Uponthegears Dec 2016 #21
straw purchases and racists discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #33
Wow, this is astoundingly misleading. Uponthegears Dec 2016 #38
misleading discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #41
Guns are tools Uponthegears Dec 2016 #47
"...they are the key to maintaining a power they forged on the backs of the enslaved." discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #48
Once or twice a year I will buy small collections. oneshooter Dec 2016 #64
As you said Uponthegears Dec 2016 #66
Registration is addressed in the Florida state statutes. ... spin Dec 2016 #24
I couldn't have said it better discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #35
Exactly. (n/t) spin Dec 2016 #57
Are there still people here MFM008 Dec 2016 #32
Still??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #34
Are there still people here pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #36
Are there still people here... Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #54
I'd prefer ID for all bullet sales, with the bullet projectiles laser-etched. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #39
Ummm... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #42
I can't read your mind. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #43
I'm speechless that you consider it feasible to... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #46
Why? Incredible amounts of data can be stored and transmitted now. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #49
I guess but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #50
I think most shooting deaths are crimes of passion, or not well planned. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #51
I'm not arguing that the determined and skilled won't find ways around anything discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #58
I prefer to see how forensics experts view it after it is gejohnston Dec 2016 #44
I don't see see the utility in registration, either. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #52
This is the ONLY use for Registration.. virginia mountainman Dec 2016 #61
I don't think anyone is claiming Uponthegears Dec 2016 #67
I don't think he is claiming yagotme Dec 2016 #68
Don't want to shock y'all Uponthegears Dec 2016 #69
Massachusetts not Maryland. n/t Kang Colby Dec 2016 #71
Thanks. Knew it started with an "M". yagotme Dec 2016 #72
This thread is an example of a reasoned, respectul discussion. Congrats all! Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #74
The reason I can see is to make UBC more effective, and so cut down on straw purchases. jmg257 Dec 2016 #75
How would it cut down on straw purchases? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #80
False Comparison Fallacy J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #78
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