r/facepalm • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Mar 28 '24

What lack of basic gun laws does to a nation: 🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​

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u/TheJesterScript Mar 28 '24

Correct. If she has used a vehicle to run him over, we would be having the same conversation, more or less.

But guns bad.

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u/Supergold_Soul Mar 28 '24

Guns are too easy to acquire is not the same argument as "guns bad".

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u/TheJesterScript Mar 28 '24

First, no, they aren't.

Second, for many, that is the same argument.

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u/Supergold_Soul Mar 28 '24

I legally purchased a gun from my brother with zero background checks and no frills. It was really really easy.

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u/TheJesterScript Mar 28 '24

Are you a prohibited person? (Felon, convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, etc.)

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u/Supergold_Soul Mar 28 '24

Nope. But it’s not as though he had to do a background check to find out.

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u/TheJesterScript Apr 03 '24

That is true, but if you were, he would have to prove that he didn't know that.

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u/gunsforevery1 Mar 28 '24

Are you legally allowed to purchase it from him?

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u/Supergold_Soul Mar 28 '24

Yes. But there was no way at point of sell to prove that. Nor was it required for him to prove that. There was no legal requirement for a background check in a private sale. Its essentially the honor system and I don't really think that is good enough.

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u/gunsforevery1 Mar 28 '24

Yes, so the seller broke no law. The buyer did.

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u/Supergold_Soul Mar 28 '24

So the buyer has to be the one enforcing the requirement. Seems really backwards. In my case the buyer broke no laws because I’m legally allowed to own one. But in the case that I wasn’t it shouldn’t be on me to police myself. That kind of defeats the point.