[Doc Intrepid]

Laws exist to accomplish objectives.

To the extent that laws fail to accomplish their objectives, they are ineffective.

To the extent that they cause unintended consequences they may be dangerous.

The fundamental failure of your argument is that such legislation would both be ineffective and dangerous.

If Crip A wants to obtain a weapon from Crip B, B will exchange said weapon for cash or narcotics from A. No record of this transaction will exist. it cannot be proven that such transaction ever actually occurred.

Therefore, universal background checks impose a burden on those inclined to obey laws while doing nothing to prevent those disinclined to obey laws from procuring firearms...which is what the law was intended to accomplish.


The fallacy is in believing that because the law exists, it will be obeyed.