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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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8. Millions spent to prove in some way someones bona fides, somehow....

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 02:07 PM

Nov 2015

One of the halmarks of a prohibitionist movement is to never see a restriction one doesn't like; in this case, it took 15 yrs to discover the expense and waste of symbolism.

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Maryland scraps gun "fingerprint" database after 15 failed years [View all] alp227 Nov 2015 OP

Another failed gun control law that cost millions of dollars and never GGJohn Nov 2015 #1

Well, when you pass crap into law, virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #2

We've been saying for years it wouldn't work. krispos42 Nov 2015 #3

New York scrapped theirs several years ago. Straw Man Nov 2015 #4

Good riddance... Kang Colby Nov 2015 #5

And yet California has demonstrated support for this nonsense. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #6

Logic and common sense.....Bloomie talking points. ileus Nov 2015 #7

Millions spent to prove in some way someones bona fides, somehow.... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #8

The Canadians figured it out much faster DonP Nov 2015 #9