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Gun Control & RKBA

petronius

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4. More generally, should a civil liberty be predicated on having a fixed (mailing) address?

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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 05:31 PM

Nov 2015

I'm pretty sure that when it comes to voting for example, homeless persons can list shelters or a range of non-traditional addresses (like Dear's off-the-grid shack). I'd argue that something similar should apply to 2A rights, although it could get complicated in terms of public carry, and/or storage laws, for people who don't have access to a 'shack,' vehicle, storage locker, or the like...

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Curious about the shooter at the Planned Parenthood [View all] question everything Nov 2015 OP

All you need is cash if you buy from a private seller. n/t iscooterliberally Nov 2015 #1

Oh. A loophole that should be closed. Really (nt) question everything Nov 2015 #2

not legally in Colorado gejohnston Nov 2015 #3

I don't think it's a loophole per say, but I agree with your premise. iscooterliberally Nov 2015 #5

Drop in now and again and you will find UBCs are favored here... Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #9

Only if you don't care about the legality of the sale. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #8

More generally, should a civil liberty be predicated on having a fixed (mailing) address? petronius Nov 2015 #4

He may have owned that gun for decades mwrguy Nov 2015 #6

He could have bought it years earlier? do you have to register in Co??? ileus Nov 2015 #7