Beschreibung: | Here's a quick recap of how things work now. There are three basic ways online sales can go down:
1) First, if you try to buy a firearm over the Internet from one of the nation's 130,000 or so* federal firearms license holders, then you have to go through a background check, period. They'll ship the gun to your nearest licensed dealer. There's no loophole there.
2) Likewise, if you want to buy a gun online from any seller in another state, they can't just mail the gun to your doorstep. The Gun Control Act of 1968 strictly regulates direct mail of virtually all firearms across state lines, save for antiques. Again, the seller has to ship the gun to a federally licensed dealer. The buyer would then have to go to that dealer, fill out paperwork, and undergo a background check before picking up the gun.For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms for sale have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as conflicting constitutional claims and divided public opinion. In performing these tasks, legislators need adequate data and research to judge both the effects of firearms on violence and the effects of different violence control policies. Buy Armalite firearms for sale, Remington Ammo for sale, Browning Rifles for sale, Smith and Wesson firearms for sale, Kimber firearms for sale, Sig Sauer Guns for sale, Barrett firearms for sale, Marlin Rifles for sale, Taurus firearms for sale,Mossberg Shotguns for sale, CZ Pistols for sale, Henry Rifles for sale, Remington Shotguns for sale, Christensen Arms for sale, Benelli Shotguns for sale,Benelli Shotguns for sale, Trijicon Optics for sale, Sako Rifles for sale, Springfield Armory Guns for sale, Mossberg Firearms for sale, FN Guns for sale, Winchester Shotguns for sale, Browning firearms for sale, Colt Firearms for sale, Walther Arms for sale, Desert Eagle Firearms for sale, Federal Ammo For Sale ,KÖP OGRÄS ONLINE , ,Tikka Rifles for sale , ,Howa Firearms For Sale , ,Bergara Rifles For Sale But there's also a third option. I can check out an ad posted online by a private seller and then meet up to buy the gun in person. (There may also be some situations in which the gun could be mailed within the same state, though not handguns.) That would be a private sale and federal law wouldn't require a background check — although some states would. California and Rhode Island require background checks for all private sales, while 12 states mandate checks for private handgun sales.
That last option is basically the same thing as if I had responded to a classified ad or a posting on an office bulletin board for a gun, except that the Internet makes these private transactions somewhat easier. At last count back in 2000, the Justice Department found about 4,000 websites offering guns for sale. Presumably the number has risen since.
Now, it's still a felony for any private seller to knowingly sell a gun to someone who likely couldn't pass a background check because of their criminal record or history of mental illness. But this is a hard law to enforce — and it does seem to get flouted at times. One undercover investigation by New York City in 2011 discovered that 54 percent of dealers contacted on Armslist.com were willing to sell their guns even when the researchers explicitly stated that they "probably couldn't pass a background check."No one really knows, however, how many guns bought online in the United States are acquired illegally or used in crimes. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives doesn't track this. The crime data are basically anecdotal — for example, Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones reported in February that "Weapons obtained through [Armslist.com] have been tied to the murders of four people and one suicide." That's not much to go on.
So what about regulations? Earlier this year, the Manchin-Toomey gun bill in the Senate proposed to extend federal background check rules to all sales facilitated by the Internet — not just interstate sales. If I saw an ad online and went to go buy a gun from a private seller, then we'd both be required to go to a federally licensed dealer, who would conduct the background check and complete the transaction. |