Gun Control & RKBA

theatre goon

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24. If he was threatening people with firearms...

Tue May 3, 2016, 01:32 PM

May 2016

...he was breaking the law. Similarly, if he was buying guns illegally, as you claim, he was, obviously, breaking the law.

You could have notified the authorities at any time and had him charged with, apparently, various crimes -- a conviction of any of which may well have prevented him from legally owning firearms, a diagnosis for mental illness notwithstanding.

Why you didn't report these numerous illegal acts is your own concern, of course, but had you done so, his rights could, in fact, have been taken away.

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Open Carry America: Report from a Cross Country Road Trip [View all] CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 OP

That's one scary mother fucker, right there..(NT) ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #1

What is so "scary"about him? oneshooter May 2016 #4

People with guns scare me, ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #6

You must not live in an Open Carry state... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #7

I'm not sure about MD LAWS metroins May 2016 #14

Good to hear! CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #15

In MD...it's complicated. Kang Colby May 2016 #26

Maryland is one of my.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #27

That's very curious - are you terrified of the Police? nt jonno99 May 2016 #8

For the most part, yes ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #9

"Being threatened by people with guns was a good part of my life." CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #10

My father loved guns and threatened me with them ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #11

Wow. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author jonno99 May 2016 #21

Wow indeed. Sorry to hear about your troubles with your dad - jonno99 May 2016 #23

If he was threatening people with firearms... theatre goon May 2016 #24

Not quite as easy as you think ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #30

So you run in fear when you see a Law Enforcement Officer? oneshooter May 2016 #29

The guy with the $35,000 truck? Eleanors38 May 2016 #17

The diesels stink... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #18

Yep. And costs more to maintain if used like an urban gasoline car... Eleanors38 May 2016 #25

Nice of you to treat the little lady to these trips. Gidney N Cloyd May 2016 #2

Should be more often... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #3

Clarification: CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #5

Hunting and fishing season. JonathanRackham May 2016 #13

"open carrying when they come into town" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #16

Western North Carolina. JonathanRackham May 2016 #19

My daughter is in SC CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #20

The mountain areas around Asheville are awesome. JonathanRackham May 2016 #22

YUP, I oc'd at the lake this past weekend. ileus May 2016 #28