Originally Posted by crockett

We always hear where the laws failed when it comes to these mass shootings, but never where the laws kept people safe.

Well seems Colorado's universal background check that was put in place after the mass shooting there last year has been working.

They have already stopped 2,500 people that had violent felonies from just going to a gun store and buying a gun. Added bonus is they also arrested lots of morons whom had warrants for their arrest and also applied for a gun permit.

No, it doesn't stop them from stealing a gun or buying one on the black market but I think it's pretty safe to say the percentage of people that would be able to do that is pretty low. Meaning simple regulation is working at keeping guns out of the hands of violent felons and still allowing law abiding people to own them.

While not fool proof, it's a positive test case that shows background checks do work and no the govt isn't tracking all the gun owners. The individual dealers keep the records much like a pornographer would keep his 2257 docs.

Will be hard for the NRA lobbyist to argue away that one..

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