Should there be a waiting period to buy a firearm? (insurance, politicians)

[jojajn]

Why or why not?

http://smartgunlaws.org/category/sta...iods-for-guns/

[freightshaker]

What's the point? If you want to buy a gun in our society, you can buy one off the street and forgo any waiting period. If you are that anxious and desperate to get one, you can.

[froglipz]

Wait for what?

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by froglipz

Wait for what?

I don't know. Background checks maybe. Check for history of mental illness, felony record, non-citizen, etc....

[Speleothem]

No.
Is there a "waiting period" to buy anything else?

[Ih2puo]

Should there be a waiting period to buy a firearm?

Nyet.

[Ih2puo]

Originally Posted by froglipz

Wait for what?

Wait for the murderous rage inside someones heart to go away?

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by Speleothem

No.
Is there a "waiting period" to buy anything else?

There are waiting periods to buy a short sale home, to get married, to buy insurance.

[freightshaker]

Originally Posted by jojajn

There are waiting periods to buy a short sale home, to get married, to buy insurance.

Background checks are already done and it usually only takes minutes. What's the point in a waiting period. We are living in an electronic age now.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Why or why not?

Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence

No. And no gun registration.

Waiting periods and registration never prevented a crime. But those laws sure make politicians look good.