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Originally Posted by danp
The way I'm reading this it will only affect straw purchasers and not lawful purchasing, selling, and gifting of firearms so I don't think we have to raise the red flag just yet.
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the one thing i do not like about this proposed legislation is that it seems to shift the burden of proof to the accused. if you are accused of a straw purchase, it is up to you to prove that you did not make a straw purchase rather than the government to prove that you did. i find this unamerican...we are supposed to have a presumption of innocence...not a presumption of guilt...i courts of law.
basically, if this law passes and you have a firearm that is lost or stolen, you had better report it to the authorities or you can be convicted of making a straw purchase.
now, on the face of it, that doesn't seem like too big of a deal because it probably is a good idea to report a lost or stolen firearm to the authorities.
however, when confiscation day comes, you will not be able to say "sorry, mr. government gun confiscation guy, but i lost all those handguns that are registered to me in your illegal registry...er, database." if you try that, they will just nail your for a straw purchase.