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[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yet you can buy a semi-automatic firearm privately without a background check.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep that that will always be the case, regardless of what the law says. There is no way to enforce background checks on private sales without 24/7 video monitoring and analysis on every person, just like any other form of prohibition that doesn't work.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Except for all the times it absolutely works, which is why the pro-gun community can't buy landmines and RPGs.