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upaloopa

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3. I bought a pistol in Bakersfield CA a few years back.

Reply to sked14 (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:04 PM

Feb 2014

My military training qualified me for the training requirement. I had a background check. I had to wait a few days to pick it up. The gun was registered to me. I had to buy a mandatory gun lock.
So much of those we do in CA.
Something struck me as I was reading the gun violence of the day thread yesterday, many of the shootings were in C A. It is true we cannot legislate our way out of the gun violence culture but we can never know how many more gun deaths there would be if we didn't have these gun laws.

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Here's what I think should happen in the realm of gun control. [View all] sked14 Feb 2014 OP

And what are you prepaired to do to get those things? clffrdjk Feb 2014 #1

National reciprocity. sked14 Feb 2014 #2

National reciprocity does not effect me at all clffrdjk Feb 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author sked14 Feb 2014 #13

Then you can understand clffrdjk Feb 2014 #15

I understand. sked14 Feb 2014 #16

Sorry not interested. I prefer to keep reciprocity at the state level as it makes ... spin Feb 2014 #12

Good point. sked14 Feb 2014 #14

I agree with you on several of your ideas and disagree on others. ... spin Feb 2014 #21

I bought a pistol in Bakersfield CA a few years back. upaloopa Feb 2014 #3

I firmly believe that we will never legislate our way out of gun violence, sked14 Feb 2014 #5

And when the majority of states refuse to comply? Lurks Often Feb 2014 #6

All my suggestions would have to be done on the federal level sked14 Feb 2014 #8

Today's 9th circuit ruling clffrdjk Feb 2014 #9

I think you are overly optimistic about a SCOTUS ruling Lurks Often Feb 2014 #11

K&R for a thoughtful op with an attempt to foster discussion. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #7

My concerns with your 8 wishes and I'm a non-gun owner... HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #10

Here is what will REALLY Happen wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #17

When you start with saying "your precious" sked14 Feb 2014 #18

I have been told sarisataka Feb 2014 #19

I think we should drop the issue. Laelth Feb 2014 #20

There is only one effective option on this issue, total disarmament and start Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #22

While I could argue with all of your points customerserviceguy Feb 2014 #23