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largeroastbeef t1_j4xubzk wrote

Reply to comment by FinancialLab8983 in Philadelphia man manufactured ghost guns, including AR-15s, inside his Kensington home, prosecutors say by PoodlePopXX

I mean the fact that a felon can apparently just have guns parts shipped to their house then assemble sounds like an issue in the system that should be fixed. Unless your okay with felons having guns. Are pro gun people for felons having rights to guns too? Honest question

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SwagM0ns73r t1_j4xyne9 wrote

Sometimes, depends on who you ask. If you asked me, I would say if you committed a non-violent felony you should be in the clear.

Some other people are under the impression that if someone served their time, they should not be barred from owning firearms. Which then leads about the other end of the conversation, are prisons truly “reforming” prisoners?

Long story short, depends on who you ask.

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largeroastbeef t1_j4y0cnt wrote

I mean I think it’s pretty clear our justice system is set up to be punitive and not actually for reforming. I would argue that felons are more likely to be violent after experiencing jail/prison but that’s a whole other discussion.

Thanks for your point. One thing that’s annoying is politics is when people don’t understand what they are talking about. I’m just trying to gain a better understanding of guns and their laws to inform my own opinions.

I’ve always been left leaning but I’m for the legalization of drugs and prostitution and kinda feel it would be hypocritical to be for them and against guns. I’m really for less laws and mainly turned off by the Republican Party because of all their regulations on personal freedoms like drugs and abortion.

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SwagM0ns73r t1_j4y1ria wrote

Yeah, I agree with your point on the justice system not being reformative which is why I believe what I do.

Gun laws in general aren’t too bad when looking broadly at them. Also, laws varying from state to state do not help anyone lmao.

The basic gist of them are (not a lawyer BTW): You can’t own a gun if you’re a felon or do drugs (medical weed included) All firearms purchased at a retailer or gun show (in my experience, I’ve attended quite a few gun shows and my friends and I filled out background checks on everything we’ve purchased) will need a background check Private sales (me to a friend (or stranger)) do not require background checks and as long as the seller has no reason to believe that the buyer is a felon they are allowed to sell to any buyer USUALLY (not always), the part of a gun that makes a gun a gun is the lower. You can order any other gun part online with no background check, lowers are the only thing required to have your background checked.

I’m not a fan of the Republican Party either, I just like guns lmao.

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largeroastbeef t1_j52ckod wrote

That shit kinda blows my mind. Like I understand it’s not actually illegal but it feels and sounds hella illegal for me to just sell some random dude a gun in the middle of some parking lot lol.

If that’s illegal then how do organized crime get arrested for trafficking weapons? It sounds like selling guns is legal to do.

I’ve never really been interested in owning a gun because I know how much trouble it can instantly get you in with drugs around. I have a long history with drugs in my younger years so I wasn’t trying to get hit with some crazy sentence just because I had a gun with me the same time as drugs in my car.

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SwagM0ns73r t1_j52z4xf wrote

I am talking somewhat outta my ass on this point and somewhat not, intent to distribute and sell firearms as a non-FFL (FFL is a license for a retailer to sell firearms) is what gets you trafficking. Me having 2-3 guns that I don’t want anymore and selling them to randoms is different from me having hundreds of guns going in and out of my house monthly you know? That and organized crime is probably selling to known felons. Prolly a mix of the two if o had to guess.

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