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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:30 PM Original message |
Report lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours or get fined $1000 and/or 90 days in jail... |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. sounds perfectly logical to me. edited to add; If i lose my creidt card and do |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I agree, makes sense, no downside for a responsible gun owner so do it. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. I don't shoot weekly any more. I may go 2-3 weeks without looking at my firearms. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. Are you fined or jailed for failing to report the theft of your card? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. Interesting. you mentioned car. great analogy. if your car gets in an accident, YOU ARE |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Where do you get that idea? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. IF you report it stolen. Otherwise, you are liable. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 04:22 AM Response to Reply #73 |
75. You can't be held liable if you can prove you were somewhere else, or not the operator |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. You know what? Show me the statute |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. Gun owners: before you get upset this is for your OWN PROTECTION |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. What is that photo? NT |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Edie Sedgewick, Warhol, VU and a squirrel nt |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Umm...no |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I do think 48 hours is too short |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Incentives to report a stolen gun are good. Agreed. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I just think it needs to happen though - true law enforcers should have a database |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I have absolutely no problem with pre-sale ballistics recording. |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Ballistics |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Yes but its narrowing down the list |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. It doesn't narrow it down. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
57. And ballistics imaging databases do exactly the opposite |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Quick, name five crimes solved by firearms ballistics testing. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Solved? You don't understand solving cases do you |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I do understand it. Alas, many who favor it are under the misapprehension |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The Second Ammendment says nothing about firearm registration - pro or con |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I would bet you my entire net worth... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. You're overreacting |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. No |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I'm under no such misapprehension. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:36 AM Response to Reply #25 |
56. I sure as hell do |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. No. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
55. Uh-oh, I think you've sussed it, and it's not good |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. No, I'm pretty sure that if a gun I reported as stolen turns up in a crime scene, I will still |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. "they would need to consult the state Attorney General’s Office to see if the proposal is legal." |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I would want it to be "report within 48 hours of KNOWING it was lost or stolen", but great idea. |
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Jackson1999 (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, but the problem with some of the drafted legislation... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. More bull shit. Criminalising the gun owners "for our own good." |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Then I have a better idea: $50 coupon for a new gun after you report it stolen |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. well, wouldn't you want to claim insurance anyway? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Not everyone has homeowners insurance |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I guess that would depend on the value of the firearm V. the deductible NT |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. That might work better than threats. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Same old RW propaganda: a lot of talk about the "right" to own guns but nothing about responsability |
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Howardx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. +1 |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Gun Owners are just like middle schoolers |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I purchased every gun I own |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
48. Not a bad idea to purchase all your guns privately... |
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HillbillyBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Any reasonable person would report it stolen, I know I would.. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Make the victim responsible for the crime. Right. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Can you be penalized for being victimized while |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
50. Your attitude is why most gun-owners don't favor these proposals... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. It would permit the police to figure out by working backward who might have |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Not W/out registration |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. if you report the gun as stolen they will |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. But I don't need a law to compel me to report a stolen firearm. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. So, the trace of a gun used in a crime |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. I am surprised that no one commented on the fact that some of the attendees were armed... |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I had to look at the photo a couple of times |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Perhaps the photographer was in a hurry to take the picture... |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I think it's a cell phone picture NT |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
65. I didn't think of that... |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. I don't see how this law could work |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. It's groundbreaking legislation |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
43. A case in Texas |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I'm sure the ACLU was all over that violation of our basic rights |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:33 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. It's not impossible, actually |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Very much to their discredit |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
54. A .40-cal Glock, eh? |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. No, thank you. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
59. What is current practice for other controlled substances? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Good question. Maybe someone can answer... |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. FFLs (firearms dealers) and Pharmacies are required to report loss/theft. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Is there a time limit on reporting the loss or theft? (n/t) |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. FFL dealers have 48 hours to report. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. I wonder if that's where the 48 hours... |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
69. If your state allowed it, would you attend a town meeting while carrying openly? |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
71. Why would a law like this even be necessary? |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
76. Good for them! |
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