Shooting in Connecticut

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Originally Posted by realcoray

The question I have is, how is verifying in all transactions that the buyer can legally own the weapon, infringing on your rights?

What if to purchase a gun, from ANY source, you needed a permit. The permit process would be equivilent to the current process, with a waiting period and background searches. The permit would be valid for say 6 months.

With a permit, you could purchase any weapon with no wait but it would either have to be overseen by law enforcement, or you could certainly create a situation where licensed sellers could handle this.

The same would apply to private sales, you'd have to perform the transaction through a seller or your sherrif.

Granted, this sort of stuff would probably mean higher fees, but it has benefits for gun purchasers, and would help close the giant loophole where criminals have plenty of ways to get guns.

Essentially, the more we are able to be sure that guns are getting into the hands of responsible people, the less control you need on the guns themselves. If it's just willy nilly which it basically is right now, then I'd rather not have assault rifles be everywhere, but if only stand up people have them, then I could care less.

I would agree with private sale transfers there is no good check and balance. For example in Ct you can call 24/7 to get a private sale authorization from the state but its not required (on long guns).

I actually enjoy being a permit holder I can buy on the spot with no waiting period. I have gone through the process and found it simple and effective. I actually know people who have been turned down for permits due to choices they made in the past.

There are too many what if scenarios that can all be played out. To effectively create reform around a constantly evolving criminal and mental thought process is like guessing tonight's lotto numbers. If you know it can you share it?