John of Knoxville, TN writes:
“I am a family man, construction worker, and a hunter. I prefer to hunt birds. I am a licensed gun owner and believe in the second amendment. As a human who has seen the carnage of mass killings by guns, I cannot keep quiet.
Although I am a licensed gun owner, the guns in dangerous hands has gotten out of hand. This is not what law abiding citizens want, we want safe gun rights, ones that protect our rights to own a gun to defend our property and our persons but assault weapons and multiple clips is more than hunters want or need. These types of weapons are getting into the wrong hands and as a hunter or a supporter of the Second Amendment these are weapons that do not need to be legal.”
“I own a gun, am liscensed to carry and am a Bird Hunter, but I believe in Universal Background Checks, I do not need an assault weapon with clips to kill a bird.” - John P. of Knoxville, TN
John Powell on February 23, 2013 at 9:41 pm said:
John,I agree with you completely! I am a former Marine and want to continue to be certified to conceal carry.ALL THOSE WHO WANT THE PROTECTION TO CARRY SHOULD BE VIGOROUSLY SCREENED AND BECAUSE THAT IS EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING, THE BUYER SHOULD PAY A VERY HEAVY FEE TO PAY FOR THIS BACKGROUND CHECK..ALSO,IN VIRGINIA CHECKS ARE NOT MADE AT GUN SHOWS AND THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED! ALSO,SALES BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD REQUIRE THE SELLER TO RECORD THE SALE WITH THE STATE AND IF A CRIME IS SUBSEQUENTLY COMMITTED WITH THIS WEAPON,THE UNLAWFUL SALE SHOULD BE PUNISHED AND THE CRIME CHARGED AS AN ACCESSORY TO THE ILLEGAL SELLER! YES, PRETTY RADICAL..BUT IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.NOTICE,I SAID NOTHING ABOUT REGISTRY..ONLY A PAPER TRAIL OF SALES AND RESALES AND IF THE RESALES CARRIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS DONE WITH THAT GUN,SELLERS WOULD BE CAREFUL TO WHOM THEY SELL AND PERHAPS BEGIN SELLING TO FIREARM DEALERS WITH THE PROPER LICENSE.