Thank you Dems

[Irving]

Isn't requiring background checks to purchase a firearm an admission by the government that they are failing at keeping known, dangerous people off of the streets? There shouldn't be anyone on the streets that we should be worried about owning a firearm.

Why the fuck are there people out there, that the government already knows about, that I need to be worried about getting their hands on a firearm?

ETA: not only is the government failing at keeping these people off the streets, they are intentionally putting them there by releasing them. I don't get it.

Ignoring the rest of your post, this part doesn't hold water.

[generalmeow]

Ignoring the rest of your post, this part doesn't hold water.

Why not?

If someone is too dangerous to be on the streets (but only if they can somehow get their hands on a gun, which they definitely can), then they shouldn't be on the streets. The only other option is that they're not too dangerous, even if they own a gun, in which case they should be allowed to own a gun.

of course there are dangerous people with no criminal history, but no background check will catch them, so nobody can.

[Irving]

Why not?

If someone is too dangerous to be on the streets (but only if they can somehow get their hands on a gun, which they definitely can), then they shouldn't be on the streets. The only other option is that they're not too dangerous, even if they own a gun, in which case they should be allowed to own a gun.

of course there are dangerous people with no criminal history, but no background check will catch them, so nobody can.

You did a better job explaining your position this time. You should still feel an obligation to act responsibly toward society though.

[generalmeow]

If I sell a car to someone, I don't wonder how many dui's or speeding tickets they have. It's not my job to decide if they're too dangerous to own it.