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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

(6,622 posts)

14. This beggars belief.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 01:07 AM

Aug 2015

The letter-writers are asking retailers to forego perfectly legal sales in order to cover for government incompetence. Then they call for a boycott of those retailers who have the unmitigated gall to comply with the law as written.

I have an idea. Let's boycott bus companies who don't require their drivers to drive 10 miles-per-hour under the legal speed limit. I bet it will save lives.

“Listen, I don’t think people should be shopping in these stores unless they make a commitment to require background checks before they sell guns,” Sen. Chris Murphy said on Aug. 3.

The do require background checks. It's the law. What happens if there's no response? Should retailers be held hostage to bureaucratic failures?

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13 U.S. senators sent a letter about gun sales to Bass Pro. The company hasn’t responded. [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2015 OP

I stopped shopping at Cabela's when they began featuring Wayne LaPierre in their catalog. Scuba Aug 2015 #1

Change the law ... NashuaDW Aug 2015 #2

Useless political theater. branford Aug 2015 #3

I hit BP on my way to Fl Sunday...bought ileus Aug 2015 #4

Bass Pro Shops is building a new store here in Bridgeport, CT krispos42 Aug 2015 #5

I bought a muzzleloading kit at Bass Pro and they did a background check DonP Aug 2015 #6

Are threads about gun safety for postal workers against the SOP here? stone space Aug 2015 #7

Was there something you wished to say about the OP? friendly_iconoclast Aug 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author stone space Aug 2015 #9

Those Senators have more faith in the morality of the owner than I do. stone space Aug 2015 #10

the fool that mailed the gun violated a federal gejohnston Aug 2015 #11

Why are you trying to hijack this thread? GGJohn Aug 2015 #12

The senators would do better to work with the FBI to make sure NICS works 100% correct aikoaiko Aug 2015 #13

This beggars belief. Straw Man Aug 2015 #14