On the way home from work today, on a radio talk show pwople were already calling in moaning about how easy it is to get a gun, expecially when you don't have a criminal record. Before it was all over, a pawn shop employee called in and was especially upset that those that have a concealed carry permit could even buy a gun without having to submit to a background check before taking the gun home. A CCW permit was being portrayed as a "loophole" in checking backgrounds of buyers, allowing a felon to instantly walk out with a gun even if his permit had been revoked but he had not physically turned it over to authorities. I called into the show to try and give the other side of the story but got bounced because of a change in the topic. I will email the host tonight.
I cringe when this stuff happens and people start reacting this way because I know by the time it is over the gun will twist and distort everything to suit their own purposes. I expect, at the very least, to see someone try to "pass a law" that permit holders must have the background check for each purchase. I just hope WalMart doesn't now put no firearms signs at their entrances....
