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**Spats McGee** · January 27, 2013, 08:08 AM

nate45, I had to get background checks when I:
took the bar;
got sworn in as a prosecutor;
got my ccw.

I have this feeling that I've had other background checks, but I can't recall when they were. I'm not afraid of the background check. I don't think it's the government's business to run my background every time I buy a firearm, though. I think it's a hurdle that some folks (not necessarily folks on this board) want to put up for the sole purpose of deterring gun ownership. I think universal background checks will be ineffective at deterring crime without full registration.

January 27, 2013, 08:08 AM	#143
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	nate45, I had to get background checks when I: took the bar; got sworn in as a prosecutor; got my ccw. I have this feeling that I've had other background checks, but I can't recall when they were. I'm not afraid of the background check. I don't think it's the government's business to run my background every time I buy a firearm, though. I think it's a hurdle that some folks (not necessarily folks on this board) want to put up for the sole purpose of deterring gun ownership. I think universal background checks will be ineffective at deterring crime without full registration. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.