Colorado's Recall Elections (Aurora, Center: felon, neighborhoods, centers)

[Eddyline]

Originally Posted by motoracer51

I want to buy a handgun from my neighbor when he comes home from work tonight at 10pm.

How do I get my gun today? Legally( as of the new laws)

And I could not buy medical marijuana at 3:00 am this morning. What is your point?

[Eddyline]

Originally Posted by iknowftbll

I have already answered this, earlier in the thread. I've stated that many gun owners support background checks on some level. We do not support increasing the scope of background checks because the laws currently on the books are not even enforced to the extent they should be. Why should we increase the scope of background checks when we are not even fully implementing the current scope of the law?

I understand that you do not support increased background checks.
Several people have made the argument that the background checks prevent law abiding citizens from owning guns. What I have asked is HOW are law abiding citizens prevented from owning guns?

[motoracer51]

Originally Posted by Eddyline

And I could not buy medical marijuana at 3:00 am this morning. What is your point?

Direct me to the part of the Constitution where is protects the right for you to smoke, but, poses pot? We'll wait.

For the record, I'm for decriminalizing MJ, and leaving the decisions to the states.

You dodged my question. Please state your positions on 1 and 2.

1.If I want to buy a gun from my neighbor when he gets home from work tonight at 10pm, how can I do so?

2. Also, if requiring background checks is acceptable to exercising this right, why don't you support ID's and background checks to vote?

[Eddyline]

Originally Posted by motoracer51

Direct me to the part of the Constitution where is protects the right for you to smoke, but, poses pot? We'll wait.

For the record, I'm for decriminalizing MJ, and leaving the decisions to the states.

You dodged my question. Please state your positions on 1 and 2.

1.If I want to buy a gun from my neighbor when he gets home from work tonight at 10pm, how can I do so?

2. Also, if requiring background checks is acceptable to exercising this right, why don't you support ID's and background checks to vote?

Amendment 20 Colorado Constitution

1) Wait till morning, just like Medical Marijuana

2) What makes you assume I don't support voter ID?
And what does voter ID have to do with gun control?

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by Eddyline

I understand that you do not support increased background checks.
Several people have made the argument that the background checks prevent law abiding citizens from owning guns. What I have asked is HOW are law abiding citizens prevented from owning guns?

Lefties keep talking about "increased background checks".

What exactly does that mean and what exactly does that do that the current system already does?

[deckdoc]

Originally Posted by motoracer51

I want to buy a handgun from my neighbor when he comes home from work tonight at 10pm.

How do I get my gun today? Legally( as of the new laws)

Is that because your ex just got a restraining order against you and you wish to teach her a lesson?

Too many of the " law abiding gun owners today are saying its their God given RIGHT to give that person a gun, after all the "criminals" all can get all the guns they want, and usually from those people who cannot take the time to check to see they are selling to a guy that just got out of prison.

[iknowftbll]

Originally Posted by Eddyline

I understand that you do not support increased background checks.
Several people have made the argument that the background checks prevent law abiding citizens from owning guns. What I have asked is HOW are law abiding citizens prevented from owning guns?

Since I'm not the one making that argument I feel no obligation to address that question. My stance is increasing the scope of background checks is an infringement of 2nd Amendment rights. For example, as I said a while back, the state has inserted itself as the clearing house in a private transaction. We already have a system for background checks. Many states don't even enforce the current laws on the books. If they are serious about making these checks more effective, they will put more effort into the laws they already have before making more laws that they are likely not even able to enforce.

[iknowftbll]

Originally Posted by deckdoc

Is that because your ex just got a restraining order against you and you wish to teach her a lesson?

I am usually pretty civil here, but this statement deserves a little special attention. This is the kind of remark that makes it nearly impossible to have a civil discussion on this matter. A gun owner wants to participate in a legal transaction that is protected by the highest law of the land, and people assume violent intentions. The lack of intellectual honesty by the anti-Constitution crowd is disturbing. Rather than hear and consider the actual positions voiced by the pro-gun/pro-Constitution crowd, they assign their pre-conceived idea to their ideological opponent. It takes a lot of intellectual effort to give your opponent's ideas a legitimate place in the conversation. Statements like this demonstrate some people are simply unwilling or unable to do so.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by iknowftbll

I am usually pretty civil here, but this statement deserves a little special attention. This is the kind of remark that makes it nearly impossible to have a civil discussion on this matter. A gun owner wants to participate in a legal transaction that is protected by the highest law of the land, and people assume violent intentions. The lack of intellectual honesty by the anti-Constitution crowd is disturbing. Rather than hear and consider the actual positions voiced by the pro-gun/pro-Constitution crowd, they assign their pre-conceived idea to their ideological opponent. It takes a lot of intellectual effort to give your opponent's ideas a legitimate place in the conversation. Statements like this demonstrate some people are simply unwilling or unable to do so.

And there's a lot of that on both sides. Please don't play the holier than thou card.

I can't go to my bank to conduct legal transactions at 3 a.m.

In some communities I can't find a drug store to buy rolaids at 3 a.m.

I can't buy a new car at 3 a.m.

I can't dine at my favorite restaurant at 3 a.m.

There's a helluva lot of legal things I can't do at 3 a.m.

Big deal.

[motoracer51]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

And there's a lot of that on both sides. Please don't play the holier than thou card.

I can't go to my bank to conduct legal transactions at 3 a.m.

In some communities I can't find a drug store to buy rolaids at 3 a.m.

I can't buy a new car at 3 a.m.

I can't dine at my favorite restaurant at 3 a.m.

There's a helluva lot of legal things I can't do at 3 a.m.

Big deal.

None of those are protected by the Constitution my friend.