• kvasir476@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So more kids are shot where there are more lax gun laws; who could have ever foreseen that?

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      1 year ago

      but hey, they are .000001% better protected you despite the elevated risk of child death in multiple contexts (school and home)

      and they can still shoot paper things, because those guns are really for sport

    • fubo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      People with guns in their houses are more likely to be pro-gun voters.

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        1 year ago

        I have a gun in my house; I haven’t registered it because I have no clue how. I also don’t let children come over to my house because there’s an unsecured gun. If I can ever afford a proper lock for it, I’ll consider letting my nephews visit.

        Of course, like a stereotypical Texan, I only have a gun because it was my grandfather’s shotgun.

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            1 year ago

            You don’t register guns in most states. Some even have laws banning gun registries. We don’t have a federal gun registry either.

            If he still lives in Texas, he definitely has no registration requirements.

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                Not really for guns that are passed down through families. There are some cases where you do need to register it, like if it is a full-auto antique that wasn’t previously registered.

                I have gone through federal background checks for all of my firearms except one. In that case, it was registered at purchase by the original owner and transferred to me in a state that allowed it. It can still be easily traced back to me, so whatever.

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          If you’re still in Texas you don’t have to register it.

          Put it on the top shelf of your closet and don’t let your nephews go in your room. And/or, keep it unloaded.

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          Yes, until the revolution is complete and your usefulness to the commissar has ended, after which you’re handed a pickaxe and told to go into the mines.