While doing some research for a post that’ll appear tomorrow, I came across a very scary page from the gun bigots at the Violence Policy Center on the topic of NICS checks. I’ll be using it for today’s quote, and possibly all week.
Great progress has been made in the battle to reduce and prevent gun violence in part by significantly reducing the number of Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has primary responsibility for insuring that FFLs are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. To curb the illegal use of firearms and enforce the federal firearm laws, ATF issues firearm licenses and conducts firearms licensee qualification and compliance inspections. In 1993, there were more than 245,000 FFLs—literally more gun dealers than gas stations. Today that number has dropped to fewer than 70,000, to the point where there are more gas stations than gun dealers. Some of the credit goes to ATF programs instituted to ensure that licensees are meeting the legal standards required to obtain and maintain the license.
Violence Policy Center: Closing the Gun Show Loophole – 2001
Never forget that they’re goal is 0 FFL’s
Strangely enough, my goal is zero FFL’s also…
I would reach my goal in the Second Republic where the government would be prohibited from licensing the sale of firearms. It would be as easy and as normal to buy from a gun dealer as it is to buy a rutabaga at the produce market.
RIVRDOG –
Might I recommend the old science fiction novel “The Weapon Shops of Istar”. Basic premis of the story line is that the
“Shops” only let “civilians” in. No government agents/agencies allowed.