U.S. House Bill HR8 regards establishing "universal background checks" on private firearms transfers. The issue with these--especially on how this bill would implement them--is the paperwork retention that could develop into de facto gun registration freely accessible to the government, and thus enable eventual confiscation.
The TDF position is that the same legitimate intent of UBCs can be accomplished by enabling private sellers to VOLUNTARILY do background checks without the retention of paperwork. A potential private seller not certain of a potential buyer's background could get a check done before any transaction. Then the potential seller--already known to be a civic-minded individual, or else he'd never have done the check in the first place (those not so minded wouldn't do the check regardless of the law)--would make his deal-or-no-deal decision with the benefit of this knowledge. No paperwork beyond the fact that a "Private Check" had occurred would be retained by anyone save for the potential seller, and liability protection would prevent any failure to do such a check from becoming a cause of action in a civil suit.
The video below discusses in a down-to-Earth manner this bill, which yesterday passed the House of Representative. Please watch before reading my comment on it, which is reproduced below.
House Passes Expanding Background Checks (What it Really Means) - TheFirearmGuy - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8fMuR-pMHE
MY COMMENT:
Folks, if you don't like this, why didn't you stop the Election Steal? You could have followed the vision of James Madison in Federalist 46 and pressed your STATE governments to stand against it. I myself did.
LOL Even your blue-checkmark heroes refused to say anything. They were scared. I, though, did say it to them. Some of them blocked me. Most ignored me. Only one I know of put anything about it forward.
Between ignorance of the writings of the Founders and an misunderstanding of how to "resist tyranny" (it's the STATES, folks--not private action)--and fear--nothing happened. Now WE--yes, even those of us who did make the stand--facing the consequences.
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BTW, the direct response to this: Look at your collection, pick a fave or two, and focus on that. The truth is, 2A is not about a hobby, so you don't need to be trading and such like they were baseball cards. If you're not careful, your self-indulgence will be your downfall.
Oh, and contact your STATE leaders and urge them to do what they can--mention Federalist 46--to stand against this effort. "Sanctuary States" are a thing now, and sometimes even more can be done. Actually, a LOT more, but don't be stupid. Federalist 46 lays it out: https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-daily-fudd-e12-no-virginia-its.htmlAlso, offer the following as a counterproposal: The same legitimate intent of UBCs can be accomplished by enabling private sellers to VOLUNTARILY do background checks without the retention of paperwork. A potential private seller not certain of a potential buyer's background could get a check done before any transaction. Then the potential seller--already known to be a civil-minded individual, or else he'd never have done the check in the first place--would make his deal-or-no-deal decision with the benefit of this knowledge. No paperwork beyond the fact that a "Private Check" had occurred would be retained by anyone save for the potential seller, and liability protection would prevent any failure to do such a check from becoming a cause of action in a civil suit.
Act.
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