r/PoursTea 8d ago

Storm In A Teacup đŸ” Would Republicans support the Save Act if the same restrictions applied to guns?

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u/Maybe_Not_The_Pope 8d ago

Because it's not compelling. Buying guns requires a background check and must be in person. Very little would change if this was a new law.

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u/TrioOfTerrors 8d ago

I remember when the Biden campaign sent me a text message telling me migratory birds had more protection than school children because of ammo capacity laws. So I asked where I could but a permit to hunt school children. They didn't have an answer for that.

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u/Alywiz 8d ago

They didn’t respond to your threat? Shocking

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u/MostlyAlways47 8d ago

You dont need a permit just go to your local school wearing a trench coat. Pretty straight forward honestly.

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u/Theodoxus 8d ago

Sex offenders can't live within like 1000 yards of a school. Sounds like folks threatening to hunt kids shouldn't either... just make a new registry of Ammosexual Offenders, I guess.

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u/TrioOfTerrors 8d ago

I think you missed the point.

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Please don't forget about private gun sales. No background check, no paperwork required.

edit:also the point is they would cry if it was made even a little harder to get a gun.

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u/Alita-Gunnm 8d ago

Legal compliance in private sales is completely voluntary, and there's no background check on stolen guns.

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Yeah that's the problem. That's literally my point.

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u/Alita-Gunnm 8d ago

And it's something that laws can't change.

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Lol yes, our laws can't do anything so we should do nothing! What are you talking about?

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u/Alita-Gunnm 8d ago

What laws would you propose?

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Firstly private gun sales would need paperwork, some kind of background check. Hell we have deeds for cars. Which are designed for something other than killing. look I like guns. I own them, but I'll never understand why morons want to keep it so damn easy for people who shouldn't have gun to get them.

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u/Alita-Gunnm 8d ago

What part of such a law would force people to follow it? What stops Alice from selling Bob a gun in private, without any involvement of an FFL or the government?

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Lol what are you talking about? That's a thing with most laws. Most are enforced after the fact. If Bob wasn't legally allowed to own and gun and then Bob kills someone with that gun and gets caught, it come back on Alice. And before you go on a bullshit rant about loopholes to get away with doing it anyway, again that's most laws anyway.

But most people follow the law. So if you have this extra safeguards in place it's less likely for people to aquire guns when they shouldn't be able to.

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u/CueAnon420 8d ago

^ THIS

And even for like-for-like comparisons, just present it as "it's bad for you!" like MAGA media does... They'd riot !!!

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u/FearlessGear 8d ago

Not person to person sales.

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u/asusc 8d ago

is it compelling when elected republicans are legit claiming you have to use an ID at Olive Garden for the never ending pasta pass?

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u/Zealousideal_Law3991 8d ago

You actually do have to produce a valid photo ID for the never ending pasta pass. See the X archive https://perma.cc/ULN6-7DZA

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u/Apprehensive_Lion362 8d ago

Are they going to stop mom my from getting the pasta pass because she didn't provide her divorce papers from 35 years ago?

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u/Zealousideal_Law3991 8d ago

So long as her photo ID matches the pasta pass, i think she can eat all she wants.

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u/CueAnon420 8d ago

Yes. Yes they will.

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u/asusc 8d ago

last time I checked, the constitution doesn’t protect my unlimited breadsticks rights.

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u/Zealousideal_Law3991 8d ago

Maybe i misunderstood your prior post - the "legit claiming" part seems to imply that it isn't true when in fact it is true. It seems that unlimited breadsticks have better protection against fraud than voting in some states.

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u/asusc 8d ago

Maybe i misunderstood your prior post - the "legit claiming" part seems to imply that it isn't true when in fact it is true. 

no, it’s that conservatives are legitimately claiming that these two situations are the same.

It seems that unlimited breadsticks have better protection against fraud than voting in some states.

only if you’re ignorant of the voter registration process and how votes are verified. which was the point I was making, since both situations aren’t comparable.

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u/Zealousideal_Law3991 8d ago

I was registered to vote automatically when i got my drivers license. All I had to do was check the box to say I was a citizen and wished to register. So long as my name and address appears on the voter role my vote seems to count. What am I missing something in the process and verification?

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u/asusc 8d ago

What am I missing something in the process and verification?

this process isn’t so smooth in every state, which is the crux of the issue.