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<blockquote data-quote="DavidMcmillan" data-source="post: 2758980" data-attributes="member: 11749"><p>Get Ready..... this will obviously become another opportunity to reach for all the bumper sticker calls for change. Let's assume that the father was legally able to purchase the gun, and it was given as a gift to his son. There doesn't appear to be any reasons, at this point, that the gift was improper. If all this is true, then an obvious point of attack will be the transfer of the gun as a gift, without "universal" background check. Folks in the State of Washington, as reported, are already dealing with the "transfer" of firearms to friends, family, etc., since the recent passage of their UBC laws. </p><p></p><p>We need to be able to respond with sound logic, understanding, and I'm afraid a willingness to accept, at some point, some level of compromise. </p><p></p><p>There have been too many people who should not have had access to any form of weapon, commit acts of violence. That cannot be ignored much longer without some changes to the freedom we enjoy. </p><p></p><p>The problem seems to be in the way we address the topic of mental illness. We do not allow private medical information to be shared with the proper authorities, so therefore, it is fairly easy for someone to purchase a firearm, who if the truth was known about their mental condition, they would be prohibited.</p><p></p><p>Those of us in Moore, know that the Vaughn Foods beheading was committed with a kitchen knife. And other recent acts have been committed with knives, axes, and hammers, but that will be ignored, and the fight will continue to be against gun ownership.</p><p></p><p>There will ultimately be changes. We need to be able to be part of the development of those changes. I'm not giving up, just being realistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidMcmillan, post: 2758980, member: 11749"] Get Ready..... this will obviously become another opportunity to reach for all the bumper sticker calls for change. Let's assume that the father was legally able to purchase the gun, and it was given as a gift to his son. There doesn't appear to be any reasons, at this point, that the gift was improper. If all this is true, then an obvious point of attack will be the transfer of the gun as a gift, without "universal" background check. Folks in the State of Washington, as reported, are already dealing with the "transfer" of firearms to friends, family, etc., since the recent passage of their UBC laws. We need to be able to respond with sound logic, understanding, and I'm afraid a willingness to accept, at some point, some level of compromise. There have been too many people who should not have had access to any form of weapon, commit acts of violence. That cannot be ignored much longer without some changes to the freedom we enjoy. The problem seems to be in the way we address the topic of mental illness. We do not allow private medical information to be shared with the proper authorities, so therefore, it is fairly easy for someone to purchase a firearm, who if the truth was known about their mental condition, they would be prohibited. Those of us in Moore, know that the Vaughn Foods beheading was committed with a kitchen knife. And other recent acts have been committed with knives, axes, and hammers, but that will be ignored, and the fight will continue to be against gun ownership. There will ultimately be changes. We need to be able to be part of the development of those changes. I'm not giving up, just being realistic. [/QUOTE]
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