Waiting periods

DaddyO66 said:

I live in a state (Colorado)that is in the process of passing a 3 day wait period to purchase a firearm.
This has nothing to do with safety. As many of us can attest to, many firearm purchases are spur of the moment, emotional buys. If Amazon had a 3 day waiting period Bezos would be living under a bridge.
If gunbroker had a breathalyzer on their app I would be richer.
Again and again how do our "leaders" miss the point that it's not the lawful, legitimate enthusiasts that a f#$k things up?

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It’s not that they miss it - they simply don’t care.

The purpose of “gun control” laws isn’t to reduce crime, it’s to remove firearms from the hands of the citizens, so the politicians can act with impunity. Once they stop fearing us, the real tyranny will start.

It's the old adage of "a dog and pony show". Stupid regulations like a 3 day waiting period just pacifies the anti-gun crowd without actually doing the dirty work of their jobs. Because if they did their jobs, they know it would strike right where they could least afford it, the morons who keep electing these jackasses.

A reasonable compromise would be a three day wait for the first weapon you purchase. After that, anything you buy you take home with you. The "cooling off period" is rather absurd once you are a gun owner.

In Texas, We have Constitutional Carry along with License to Carry. For those of Us w/ LTC(s), there is NO Waiting Period, because We have already been Vetted.

Florida is pretty much the same as Texas as stated above, with a concealed firearms license you have no waiting period. Exception is under 21 buying a handgun I believe. Something in my background/makeup tells me that when I purchase something I should be able to take ownership of it at that time. I mildly resent when the phone check gets backed up and requires a wait. I went through background vetting including fingerprint check to get the license in the first place anyhow.

laidlerj said:

It’s not that they miss it - they simply don’t care.

The purpose of “gun control” laws isn’t to reduce crime, it’s to remove firearms from the hands of the citizens, so the politicians can act with impunity. Once they stop fearing us, the real tyranny will start.

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Reminds me of the question: "What is it that you wish to do, but can't do until you disarm all the law abiding citizens?"

laidlerj said:

It’s not that they miss it - they simply don’t care.

The purpose of “gun control” laws isn’t to reduce crime, it’s to remove firearms from the hands of the citizens, so the politicians can act with impunity. Once they stop fearing us, the real tyranny will start.

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The US government has not feared us for a long time.

Shannon81 said:

A reasonable compromise would be a three day wait for the first weapon you purchase. After that, anything you buy you take home with you. The "cooling off period" is rather absurd once you are a gun owner.

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If you are mad enough to murder someone then going to a gun shop, filling out a Federal 4473, wait for a background check, buy ammo you have had enough time to cool off. The premise that it is reasonable is anything but reasonable. A woman that is murdered by her ex-boyfriend because she had to wait 3 days until she can protect herself is akin to state sponsored murder. There is no reasonable compromise for her.

DaddyO66 said:

I live in a state (Colorado)that is in the process of passing a 3 day wait period to purchase a firearm.
This has nothing to do with safety. As many of us can attest to, many firearm purchases are spur of the moment, emotional buys. If Amazon had a 3 day waiting period Bezos would be living under a bridge.
If gunbroker had a breathalyzer on their app I would be richer.
Again and again how do our "leaders" miss the point that it's not the lawful, legitimate enthusiasts that a f#$k things up?

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not only that , it use to be if you were delayed on the 4473 after 3 days if they did not hear back they could release the firearm to you , now its 7 days

Foundation Horse said:

In Texas, We have Constitutional Carry along with License to Carry. For those of Us w/ LTC(s), there is NO Waiting Period, because We have already been Vetted.

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in Wv we are a constitutional carry state , but its suppose to be if you went ahead and got your permit to CC all you need to do is fill the 4473 and no background is necessary , good luck finding a shop that honors that , the Gestapo made their rounds and strongly advised (threatened) that the dealers NOT honor this

Here in CA, I accumulated nearly half a year (!) of waiting period days and shipping delays while assembling my guns for cowboy action and personal use.
A matched set of Ruger SASS Vaqueros has a 10 day delay for the first of the matched set, and a 30 day delay for the 2nd part of the matched set.
CA requires 30 days between handgun purchases and 10 days for long guns.

Foundation Horse said:

In Texas, We have Constitutional Carry along with License to Carry. For those of Us w/ LTC(s), there is NO Waiting Period, because We have already been Vetted.

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That seems like a good path. In PA we have no waiting period, but a buyer has to go through the Fed and State background checks even if the buyer has a license to carry. It’s a real pain, but there is no way around it.

Waiting periods, like all gun control, is a feel good act. It doesnt do anything to reduce crime, but it dissuades and frustrates gun buyers. And if you go as far as to take them at their word, (which i dont) to give people cooling down periods, etc. then it technically only works on the first gun. Cause if you already have a gun, then you already have access to one if you were so inclined to start breaking laws. And it ignores the fact that criminals dont follow the laws so there is that.
Waiting periods also deny someone self protection. A far more likely scenario, and one that has played out multiple times, is that a waiting period costs a person their life. How? Let's say a person breaks up with an abuser and needs a gun for protection. Is the ex going to wait for the waiting period to expire before walking through that restraining order?

Foundation Horse said:

In Texas, We have Constitutional Carry along with License to Carry. For those of Us w/ LTC(s), there is NO Waiting Period, because We have already been Vetted.

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Connecticut is similar: I pick out a gun, hand over my pistol permit and driver's license and a clerk goes on the computer (for private sales you use the phone) for the State Police to check my record for any updates and usually by the time I have the paper work all filled out I'm good to go. The key here is a pistol permit that means that I am pre-checked and the waiting period is only dependent on the number of people trying to buy a firearm at the same time (I have had to wait an hour because the system was backed up with requests).

DaddyO66 said:

I live in a state (Colorado)that is in the process of passing a 3 day wait period to purchase a firearm.
This has nothing to do with safety. As many of us can attest to, many firearm purchases are spur of the moment, emotional buys. If Amazon had a 3 day waiting period Bezos would be living under a bridge.
If gunbroker had a breathalyzer on their app I would be richer.
Again and again how do our "leaders" miss the point that it's not the lawful, legitimate enthusiasts that a f#$k things up?

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Because, no matter what they say, their main mission in life is getting re-elected so they can continue participating in the corrupt swamp and get the massive egotistical attention their warped little heads seek. That's how they miss OUR point.

If a person already owns a variety of firearms, what is the purpose of a waiting period? What does it accomplish? Just another hardship imposed on gun owners and would be gun owners.

DaddyO66 said:

I live in a state (Colorado)that is in the process of passing a 3 day wait period to purchase a firearm.
This has nothing to do with safety. As many of us can attest to, many firearm purchases are spur of the moment, emotional buys. If Amazon had a 3 day waiting period Bezos would be living under a bridge.
If gunbroker had a breathalyzer on their app I would be richer.
Again and again how do our "leaders" miss the point that it's not the lawful, legitimate enthusiasts that a f#$k things up?

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VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE !!!

That is what I intend to do.

BTW I have to wait 10 days in California

There's no business like show business, like no business I know...............

It's actually always been that way. TV and the internet have exaggerated it into the stratosphere. Carnival hucksters sell everything from policy, ideas, products no one knew they needed, or wanted, and even guns. Civics classes in highschool should teach analytical perception, editorial recognition, and acceptence of the right to contrary opinion. Might not bring what folks want, but at least it would be okay to want it.

Foundation Horse said:

In Texas, We have Constitutional Carry along with License to Carry. For those of Us w/ LTC(s), there is NO Waiting Period, because We have already been Vetted.

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Is there a waiting period in Texas if you don't have a LTC? Would Texas honor my Virginia CHP? I ask because I recently moved here and haven't looked into a concealed permit here because
1. There is currently reciprocity between Va and TX and
2. Constitutional carry makes it redundant when both Va and Tx have reciprocity with all of the states I drive through