Reply #363: Whether they buy the weapon legally [View All]

[FeebMaster]

"If they were felons, they would still be purchasing the weapon illegally, even if they were purchasing it from a legal source. You also make the assumption that 100% of felons and domestic violence offenders have access and $$$ to purchase arms on the black market. I'm not sure that is always the case."

or not, they're still getting the weapon. You make it sound like buying a gun on the black market is some complicated thing full of mystery and intrigue. I'm no expert on the subject, but if I wanted to get a gun on the black market I think I'd ask one of my dope smoking friends to hook me up with his dealer then I'd ask him if he could hook me up with a gun or someone who would sell me one.

You're also making the assumption that guns on the black market cost significantly more than guns on the legal market. It depends on the kind of gun, of course, but for some guns, machine guns especially, there is simply no way an illegal one is going to cost as much as a legal one.


"If a certain percentage of crooks were denied the purchase of weapons due to Brady (NICS) then I would deem the law a success."

And if ten minutes later they buy a gun on the street would you still consider Brady a success? I doubt they'll have to go through a background check to buy that one. Oh wait, we're right back where we started.