Reply #247: How about you provide some evidence that long wait times and lots of paper work... [View All]

[eqfan592]

...will have any impact on crime???

Hell, I'm not even sure if there's evidence to show that background checks had any impact on crime due to the existence of a black market making it easy to circumvent the background check system entirely (a problem that wouldn't be solved even by making private sales require a background check). I'm not saying I'm against background checks, as its a fairly minor measure of safety to take and isn't much of an inconvenience. But the entire approach of attacking firearms to stop crime is a total waste of time in the long run. You can NOT stop crime by trying to control the implements of it. People find ways around your controls or they find new implements.

Crime must be combated at the SOURCE.