Federal appeals court halts New Mexico's seven-day gun waiting period, says it's 'likely' unconstitutional

[LVSteve]

If you're a scared young woman needing a pistol for personal protection, I don't think a waiting Period is a good thing. If you're an angry young man, looking to purchase a fire on, I think a waiting period is an absolute necessity.

In a sane world, gun sellers would be far more engaged in evaluating the people that they sell guns to and would be far more willing to say no, but that would require them to defy both the absolutely vital profit motive that is free enterprise and is still quite fallible and vulnerable to social pressure.

So the seller has to be judge and jury on who gets their gun now or later while avoiding avoiding a discrimination lawsuit. Ye-e-e-es. Good luck with that.

As for the sane world, that went away some time ago.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

So the seller has to be judge and jury on who gets their gun now or later while avoiding avoiding a discrimination lawsuit. Ye-e-e-es. Good luck with that.

As for the sane world, that went away some time ago.

I mean, when one sells a firearm, we are already assuming a degree of liability as to what is done with it afterwards. "Discrimination" isn't necessarily a bad thing; it is incumbent for us to discriminate against those whom should not have firearms due to temperament or ideation

 

[pawngal]

Buuutttt they do medically have an incompletely-developed frontal cortex; demonstrably less impulse control and Other Things To Do.

That's why I think there should be a reasonable waiting period for certain things for younger people.

There is already a federal 3-10 day waiting period for 18-21 yr olds in case you have had your head buried in the sand for the past few years.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

If it has not been said before, gun shows are starting to fade away in New Mexico. A lot of the vendors, who might be from out of town dealing with customers who also might be from out of town, are losing sales because the wait period makes transferring a firearm much more difficult and/or expensive.

That is unfortunate and unfair, but I do think that the model of instant gratification on its own is not enough to justify hazarding the public health.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

So the seller has to be judge and jury on who gets their gun now or later while avoiding avoiding a discrimination lawsuit. Ye-e-e-es. Good luck with that.

As for the sane world, that went away some time ago.

Aren't we already judge and jury when we sell a weapon?

 

[Sgt. Buzzard]

I'm one of those geezers who grew up in a different Era. A time when the kids would take a couple of pieces of clothesline and tie their .22 rifles to the handlebars of the bike and ride off to the local dump to shoot rats. Formal rifle training was NRA/BSA at the scout camp.
Then there were the high school rifle teams for the big kids.

.30 caliber carbines available at the hardware store with detachable 30 round magazines. Yes, weapons of war. Yet nobody was buying them to shoot up schools or churches.

Now I sit here quite dismayed that some "gun owners" actually think that the problem is the firearm, that quite frankly, is way more restricted than pre 1968 and the Saturday Night Special laws.

Hell no. The problem is a totally screwed up society brought about by decades of permissive parents, schools, news organizations and governments. Their answer is outlaw the gun and forgive the outlaw. Bunch of candyass liberal B/S.

 

[willt]

That is unfortunate and unfair, but I do think that the model of instant gratification on its own is not enough to justify hazarding the public health.

At least I do not think "instant gratification" term should apply to someone holding a concealed carry license.

 

[s&wchad]

We're done here...