Take the quiz on Virginia gun laws!

[zanne]

http://crime.about.com/library/blgunquiz_wv.htm I know somebody posted this earlier somewhere, but I couldn't find it and thought it put the VA gun laws argument to rest.

[SteppingRazor]

1. That actually leads to a quiz about West Virginia gun laws, not Virginia...

still, eye-opening stuff, if it's all accurate.

[Critters2]

5. You're right. I Ididn't even notice that. Thanks. nt

[Critters2]

2. I got a 90%. Apparently there are some restrictions on minors owning guns

but that's about it. It's like Virginia has no gun laws at all!

[Squatch]

6. It's a bullshit quiz.

Gun dealers are required, BY LAW, to perform background checks on all firearm sales...even those that happen at gun shows.

[zanne]

8. Did the NRA tell you that?

The next time you go to a right wing gun website for talking points, maybe you should question their credibility

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[zanne]

14. Yeah. Sure, bud. nt

[aikoaiko]

17. Is true Zanne,

You've been drinking too much from the Brady Campaign KOOL-AID bowl.

FFL holders (gun dealers) are required to do NICS checks on the guns they sell whether it is at their stores, gunshows, or kitchen tables. This is true in every state.

However in many states, person to person sales between residents (not FFLs) are permitted sell to one another as long as they know they are residents of the same state and the buyer is not prohibited by law to own a firearm. Residents are permitted to sell and buy firearms in small non-dealer amounts without background checks even if they buy a table at a gunshow. Thats the loophole anti-gunners talk about, but its really not a loophole at all.

[zanne]

20. Nobody's that naive..

The NRA and people of their ilk have so much power that those laws are seldom enforced. And you know it, so don't act like a schoolgirl.

[aikoaiko]

21. Nice misogynistic slam there Zanne.

But truth be told, I wish more ATF agents were checking to make sure that FFLs were doing things properly.

[zanne]

22. And I believe that. Yup. nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. Gun dealers, yes. But the schmuck that has a booth selling WW2

paraphanelia who also has a genuine Nazi officer's Luger, he's not a gun dealer and he can sell that critter. Without any background checks. Just a guy selling a weapon to another guy.

[Thothmes]

12. Schmuck

When was the last time a Nazi Officer luger was used in a crime in Virginia. If the weapon is authentic, it will cost you several big bills to buy it. Not the type of gun used by your ordinary 7-11 dealer stick up artists.

[RaleighNCDUer]

13. The point is, more than licensed gun dealers sell weapons at

gun shows. Legally. Without background checks. Including Authentic (replica) Nazi Officer Lugers (at only a fraction of the price!). Or whatever. THAT is what the loophole thing is all about.

[aikoaiko]

18. Its true, but those individuals run the risk of being charges with a felony

If they sell too many guns. There's no hard and fast rule about how much reselling constitutes an illegitimate dealer, but they do arrest people from time to time.

[piedmont]

19. So? Private party sales happen through newspaper, internet, etc.

not just gun shows.

[davepc]

3. West Virgina. It's a separate State from the one the shooting occurred in.

But for giggles:

2004 Election

Governor
Joe Manchin (D) 63.5% -- NRA "A+" Rating
Monty Warner (R) 34%

President
Bush 56%
Kerry 43%

[Xenotime]

4. They are worse than Texas.

What the hell is up with this country.

[UnyieldingHierophant]

7. Country boy will survive...

That's the majority opinion in WV...problem with democracy (OK, representative democracy)?

[Wickerman]

10. here is a link to Virginia - not West Virginia

I assume you want to discuss VA gun rules today, not WV.

http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate/f/gunlaw_va.htm

no quiz, btw

[aikoaiko]

15. hey wickerman

:hi:

It looks like GD has been overtaken by the gungeon type posts -- it must make you feel at home.

ps. sadly its because of a tragedy.

[Wickerman]

23. hey, aikoaiko

yeah, DU is now all gungeon, all the time. Hope things are well at your school.

:hi:

[aikoaiko]

24. Things are ok, I wish I were packing tho. ;-)

[aikoaiko]

16. Zanne, wtf does West Virginia gun laws have to do with this?

[Ioo]

25. VIRGINIA and WEST VIRGINIA are not the same... wow, DU'er are not this dumb?

are they?