http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/11/first_they_came_for_the_gun_nuts/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/11/first_they_came_for_the_gun_nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-193353 straightarrow Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:12:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/11/first_they_came_for_the_gun_nuts/#comment-193353 in fact people who can legally possess an item may still determine to go underground to buy tto avoid supplying any more fodder for the abuse machine. in fact people who can legally possess an item may still determine to go underground to buy tto avoid supplying any more fodder for the abuse machine.

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/11/first_they_came_for_the_gun_nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-193338 markm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:52:02 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/11/first_they_came_for_the_gun_nuts/#comment-193338 I think that the justification for fingerprinting crossing guards is stronger than for fingerprinting gun buyers. There are quite a few known cases of convicted child molesters who got hired at schools, whether it was by false ID or just that the school system didn't bother to check for criminal records. I doubt there's any proof that any felon or mental defective was ever thwarted from buying guns by the fingerprint check; in the first place, it's pretty clear that criminals hardly ever buy guns from stores or anyone else that can run a NICS check. In my admittedly limited experience, if someone with criminal inclinations wants to buy a TV (say), he'll check around among his criminal pals for a deal on a stolen item before he'll pay full price at Walmart - and this preference for buying from other criminals will only be increased when it's something that he can't legally buy or possess. I think that the justification for fingerprinting crossing guards is stronger than for fingerprinting gun buyers. There are quite a few known cases of convicted child molesters who got hired at schools, whether it was by false ID or just that the school system didn’t bother to check for criminal records. I doubt there’s any proof that any felon or mental defective was ever thwarted from buying guns by the fingerprint check; in the first place, it’s pretty clear that criminals hardly ever buy guns from stores or anyone else that can run a NICS check. In my admittedly limited experience, if someone with criminal inclinations wants to buy a TV (say), he’ll check around among his criminal pals for a deal on a stolen item before he’ll pay full price at Walmart – and this preference for buying from other criminals will only be increased when it’s something that he can’t legally buy or possess.

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