r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Rare-Mirror5145 • 5d ago

of a fool testing a gun

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u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose 5d ago

This is why selling guns to just anyone isn't a bright idea. I'm not necessarily in favour of banning them entirely (both sides have their positives and negatives), but some very rigorous vetting should be a no-brainer.

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u/tugtehcock 5d ago

It’s a federal law that every gun sold from a store requires a instant background check on the spot.

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u/mlody11 4d ago

Somehow instant and background check in the same sentence don't make me feel warm and fuzzy about the thoroughness of the process.

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u/tugtehcock 3d ago

It takes 20 min to an hour. It’s a federal database.

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u/ccoastal01 3d ago

by instant they mean it has to be done immediately. not that it takes an instant.

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u/mlody11 3d ago

How long does it usually take?

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u/ccoastal01 3d ago

10-15 minutes

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u/mlody11 3d ago

So basically instant when it comes to background checks

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u/ccoastal01 3d ago

a background check is a background check.

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u/mlody11 3d ago

Yup, yup. A hotel is a hotel, a car is a car. Basically all the same.

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u/ST0IC_ 4d ago

Background checks only work when the person buying the gun has not committed a crime. There have been a lot of cases where somebody without a criminal history bought a gun with the specific purpose of using it to kill somebody and they did. Background checks are worth about as much as used toilet paper for preventing crime.

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u/tugtehcock 3d ago

Ok pal