[Tchocky]

Originally Posted by MaDef

@Tchocky, I'm not going to argue semantics over this.

Neither am I. Correcting a blatantly incorrect statement isn't "semantics".
You said the government are doing their damnedest to confiscate weapons. That's. Not. True.

Semantics is the difference between a magazine and a clip when talking about laws.

But I will leave you with this thought. At the present time it's easier/quicker to buy a weapon on the black market than it is to buy one legally.

What? This makes no sense.

Quicker maybe. But there are problems with this line of thinking.

Easier, hell no.

-If you're in a state with a waiting period and if you know the right people.
-If you have a connection you trust.
-If the criminal has the weapon you want at the price you want.
-If you are comfortable committing a crime to get your firearm.
-If you're sure that the seller isn't participating in a sting operation.

This doesn't work out to "quicker/easier". For example, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona and Alaska all have no waiting period before you get your gun.

And that's just the "A" states. I could go on.

so these "feel good" laws that get passed are, in the short term, a waste of time/money/effort, but in the long term, whittles away more of my constitutional rights.

Huh? An extra 200 background checking staff, which merely adds weight to the laws already on the books, is a "feel-good" move? And how do they erode your rights under the 2nd Amendment?

I don't see how background checks for gun sellers does this either.

Or the extra half a billion for mental health services relating to gun violence.

Or the research into "smart gun" technology.

I agree in a sense that small-scale efforts like this are not going to make a huge difference, but that is more reflective of political reality than anything else.

This is all that can be done right now.