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Originally Posted by Guest
It has been my experience that people who call for more gun control laws immediately after a newsworthy shooting event are in the usual "gun grabber" crowd that has gun ownership prohibition as their motivation.
Perhaps that is not the case with your post. But, in many other cases the person calling for more laws usually is calling for new laws that would not have prevented the newsworthy event. You appear to be in that group.
In addition, well intentioned people propose restrictions that already exist. You also fall into that group.
Case in point is your proposal, highlighted above. I refer you to the Lautenberg Act (or Amendment.) The act bans shipment, transport, ownership, and use of guns or ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, or who are under a restraining (protection) order for domestic abuse that falls within the criteria set by 18 U.S.C. ยง 922(g)(8). The 1968 Gun Control Act and subsequent amendments had previously prohibited anyone convicted of a felony and anyone subject to a domestic violence protective order from possessing a firearm. The act also makes it unlawful to knowingly sell or give a firearm or ammunition to such persons.
(See questions 11h and 11i on ATF Form 4473.)
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It has been my experience that people The fact is that there is little left to be done in the area of gun control legislation. The lapse is in enforcement. Often potential gun buyers make false statements on ATF Form 4473, it is detected, but no one is ever prosecuted.
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A conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence represents the third-most frequent reason for denial of an application to purchase a firearm by the FBI, after a felony conviction and an outstanding arrest warrant.24 Between November 30, 1998 and July 31, 2014, over 109,000 people convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence were denied purchase of a firearm because of the Lautenberg Amendment.
Between November 30, 1998 and July 31, 2014, over 46,000 people subject to domestic violence protective orders were denied purchase of a firearm because of this prohibition.28 Research indicates that this prohibition also deters people subject to active protective orders from applying to buy a firearm.
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Originally Posted by Guest
I suggest that you might want to review ATF Form 4473 in order to get an idea of how restrictive federal law is in the area of purchasing a firearm, both on the buyer and on the business making the sale. Read all the small print.
https://www.atf.gov/file/61446/download
Carl in Tampa
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I suggest you review results of the Lautenberg Amendment.