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Yes, they should

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No, its unnecessary

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@Jan '13 c 388 comments V 879 votes

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Rpete endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
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sspphoto endorsed Cheenoguy

v Yes, they should
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DesignerLM voted

v I can see both sides
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May 19
Atcman voted

v No, its unnecessary
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May 18
KyleMFb voted

v Yes, they should
May 18
JoshH voted

v Yes, they should
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May 17
DrSilicon voted

v No, its unnecessary
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Tripod endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
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Maestro333 endorsed Cheenoguy

v Yes, they should
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May 16
Obsidion voted

v I can see both sides
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May 16
RobG endorsed Speedieg

v Yes, they should
May 16

DanielZ

v Yes, they should

We really should try to keep weapons out of the hands of crazies and those who, like Sharon Angle, recommend "Second Amendment solutions" if they don't get their way politically. Background checks don't offer a perfect solution by any means, but as Gen. Patton said, "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow."

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May 14
Randolf endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
May 13
O_S_Thomas endorsed Speedieg

v Yes, they should
May 13

PaulUK2901

v Yes, they should

If this site is voting "Yes", then that definitely means "Yes"!!!

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May 13
Fyi1957 endorsed Speedieg

v Yes, they should
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May 12
RandPaul4Pres endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
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May 12
LilliB voted

v No, its unnecessary
May 11
Kor voted

v Yes, they should
May 9
oldtimer2 voted

v I can see both sides
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May 9
buckilaked voted

v Yes, they should
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May 8
DotsonB voted

v Yes, they should
May 8

Follow-Or-Lead

v No, its unnecessary

It will only make a bigger market for illegal guns we already go through a background check to buy new guns the Government needs to stay out of our business.

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May 8
anc713 endorsed Calfkiller

v No, its unnecessary
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May 7
Big_jeff voted

v No, its unnecessary
May 7

JesusLivesInMe

v No, its unnecessary

Our Founding Fathers did NOT put that in the Constitution.. All that does is make it tougher for law abiding citizens to get a gun.. If someone is any real danger do you think they care about dadgum laws?? No, they will get that gun somehow, even if they have to make it.. In other words; Lets say I had been wrongfully accused of a crime that's permanently on my record, now I can't get a gun and being a law abiding citizen I wont try to illegally get one. But that doesn't stop someone that IS a real threat with a criminal history..

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May 7
URBS voted

v Yes, they should
May 6
jeffreyknee voted

v No, its unnecessary
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Envirominer endorsed Cheenoguy

v Yes, they should
May 5
ktwolf voted

v Yes, they should
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May 5
acg voted

v No, its unnecessary
May 4
Bill2E voted

v Yes, they should
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May 4

Sonny

v Yes, they should

Yes, Of Course!

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May 3
pmonteen voted

v Yes, they should
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May 2
Michael_Taylor voted

v Yes, they should
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May 2
tdogz voted

v No, its unnecessary
May 2
Fitz voted

v No, its unnecessary
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May 2
Mr_me endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
May 1
FatTony14 endorsed Thunderchicken

v I can see both sides
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May 1
mudpike endorsed KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary
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May 1
nhlakes endorsed Sharpshooter

v No, its unnecessary
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Apr 30

BossTweed

v I can see both sides

Criminals, Gangsta's etc will never submit to background checks and they are the highest percentage of murderers. Background checks involve Big Brother which is NEVER a good thing.

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Apr 30

Angry_man

v No, its unnecessary

I think the damn government needs a good background check, video cameras in their homes, and drones flying over their houses.

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Apr 30

RedFloppyShoes

v No, its unnecessary

as it is a Right, not a privilege.

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Apr 29
esl99 voted

v Yes, they should
Apr 29
Keystroke voted

v Yes, they should
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Apr 29

fistv

v I can see both sides

A one time background check and a firearms ID card that is a 'must issue' card.

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Apr 28
Politic-n endorsed tomhorn1903

v No, its unnecessary
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Bjwalker1371 endorsed Thunderchicken

v I can see both sides
Apr 27
Concerned_Cit voted

v No, its unnecessary

May 16

DanielZ

v Yes, they should

We really should try to keep weapons out of the hands of crazies and those who, like Sharon Angle, recommend "Second Amendment solutions" if they don't get their way politically. Background checks don't offer a perfect solution by any means, but as Gen. Patton said, "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow."

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May 13

PaulUK2901

v Yes, they should

If this site is voting "Yes", then that definitely means "Yes"!!!

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May 8

Follow-Or-Lead

v No, its unnecessary

It will only make a bigger market for illegal guns we already go through a background check to buy new guns the Government needs to stay out of our business.

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May 8

Follow-Or-Lead

Should all crack buyers receive a background check? Should all heroin buyers receive a background check? Should all fertilizer buyers receive a background check? Should all gasoline buyers receive a background check? Should all chef's receive a background check? Why do so many people get offended when we want Obama to get a background check? Maybe I should receive a background check next time I need to take a crap on the ground?

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May 7

JesusLivesInMe

v No, its unnecessary

Our Founding Fathers did NOT put that in the Constitution.. All that does is make it tougher for law abiding citizens to get a gun.. If someone is any real danger do you think they care about dadgum laws?? No, they will get that gun somehow, even if they have to make it.. In other words; Lets say I had been wrongfully accused of a crime that's permanently on my record, now I can't get a gun and being a law abiding citizen I wont try to illegally get one. But that doesn't stop someone that IS a real threat with a criminal history..

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Sonny

v Yes, they should

Yes, Of Course!

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Apr 30

BossTweed

v I can see both sides

Criminals, Gangsta's etc will never submit to background checks and they are the highest percentage of murderers. Background checks involve Big Brother which is NEVER a good thing.

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May 4

Bill2E

And this attitude will cause us to have a gun control act that establishes a national register of gun owners. If we were able to have background checks with a guarantee of no national register period.

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Apr 30

Angry_man

v No, its unnecessary

I think the damn government needs a good background check, video cameras in their homes, and drones flying over their houses.

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Apr 30

RedFloppyShoes

v No, its unnecessary

as it is a Right, not a privilege.

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Apr 29

fistv

v I can see both sides

A one time background check and a firearms ID card that is a 'must issue' card.

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Apr 25

PayThatCEO

v Yes, they should

I don't see what the big deal is about it. You want a gun, you have a background check done. Got something to hide? Well, guess you don't get a gun. As far as criminals go, they don't have to buy a gun on the street. They can go to any gun show or private seller and buy all the guns they want. So could terrorists, for that matter.

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Apr 25

GvtMule

v No, its unnecessary

They never will prevent criminals from having guns. They always have been and will be a feel good measure for the left.

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Apr '13

gherlone

v No, its unnecessary

expanding background checks to cover private transfers between individuals (all other transactions are already subject to a check) will have no effect on crime, would be open to governmental abuse, would be a hindrance to the law-abiding and of no interest to criminals (since they don't acquire guns legally in most cases anyway). I understand the desire to keep guns away from those who should not have them, but background checks are an ineffective and expensive way to do so. the negatives far outwiegh the nearly non-existent positives.

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Mar '13

wonka45ACP

v No, its unnecessary

A background check does "absolutely nothing" to stop a man from committing a crime! If you can tell me how a man that passes 10 backgroung checks" can be stoped from becoming a criminal at will, then I think I might agree,

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Mar '13

Classified

v I can see both sides

I'm all for it, provided a gun registry is not created.

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Mar '13

philsfan

v Yes, they should

This a no-brainer. Of course we should ban a host of such arms that were made and are being sold on the open market which are designed ONLY for war. If I go hunting I do not need a semi-automatic rifle, period. The deer or rabbit I am hunting will never make it to my wall (unless it's destroyed remains count as significant).

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Mar '13

bwa

v I can see both sides

It doesn't matter background checks on everything wont help. The people that's not supposed to even have one will go get one of someone else or steal it. It does Nothing towards crimes

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Mar '13

Carolann

v Yes, they should

My own father had dementia, as a responsible family we removed his guns but could not stop him buying more via mail. He was paranoid. Background checks must over ride the medical privacy protection law.

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Feb '13

Poizen

v Yes, they should

They should, they also should be checked to ensure they are mentally stable. Guns are a good thing, but they only belong with people that are not going to abuse them.

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Feb '13

Calfkiller

v No, its unnecessary

First of all this is a misleading question. As it is now there are background checks for all gun purchases even at the gun shows. I have seen countless lies about this issue. It is a Federal law that there must be a background check for all firearms purchases in all states except for private transfers between two individuals. I find it offensive to think that if my dad wanted to give me a gun that I should have to pay money for a background check. I don't think it is ANY of the governments business what guns I own. However I can handle having a background check if i'm going to go out and buy a gun from a store, or at a gunshow, yes you have to have background checks at...

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Feb '13

MWINCHESTER

v No, its unnecessary

its a right not to be imposed by add ons by the government.

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Speedieg

v Yes, they should

Yes, it's the only way to prevent the wrong people from accessing guns. Obviously they can still get them illegally but we should make it as difficult as possible.

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KickBrass

v No, its unnecessary

So if my neighbor wants to sell me his gun, or if my father wants to pass one down to me that has been in the family for years, we have to both run up to a gun dealer and pay them $100 just for the right to hand a gun from one legal citizen to another?

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Cheenoguy

v Yes, they should

If you are a responsible gun owner why would you want anyone who isn't to own one? This will make it harder for people to get guns who shouldn't have them. It will not keep everyone from getting one, but isn't it worth a few minutes of hassle for responsible gun owners at the time of purchase to reduce the number of insane felons getting them?

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cleverusername

v No, its unnecessary

Can we do a background check on Obama? No? Well there you go.

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Jan '13

Meanie

v Yes, they should

This is a no brainer. In order to reduce and/or eliminate guns in the hands of criminals, background checks are necessary. Any law abiding and rational gun owner would not refuse a check. Anyone who opposes, has something to hide and/or is a criminal.

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Jan '13

Thunderchicken

v I can see both sides

I've been told that in IL, one has to have a FOID (Firearmes Owner Identification Card) in order to legally purchase a firearm from anyone. Once one has that card, no background check is required for a private sale. I think this is the most reasonable solution to private sale background checks. That having been said, I have to wonder how many gang bangers in Chicago have a card.

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Jan '13

tomhorn1903

v No, its unnecessary

Private sales do not and should not require a background check. This proposal for "universal background checks" is nothing more than the first step toward registration.

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ithink

v Yes, they should

I don't have a problem with background checks. Check out the person buying the gun make sure they are not in the prohibited class of individuals. I don't have a problem with the process to carry a concealed weapon. Here we have to take a class and demonstrate ability to handle a gun. We receive a license to carry after completion. I do have a problem with registration. If the owner is OK to purchase it doesn't matter how many or what kind he purchases.

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Jan '13

DARSB

v Yes, they should

In a time when pre-employment drug tests & criminal background checks are required to get a job, it's tough to argue against background checks for people who want to buy deadly weapons.

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Sharpshooter

v No, its unnecessary

Are background checks required to drive? How about Plumbers? Politicians? Staff Writers on web sites? Following the logic of gun control laws... Because it's against the law to enter a school carrying a gun, criminals and crazies won't enter schools carrying guns... RIGHT? It's against the law! SO... Since it's against the law to possess a firearm if you're a criminal, they won't buy them because they don't want to break the law. We don't need background checks, because nobody ineligible for ownership would break the law. RIGHT? It's against the law! Waste of money.

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