[TheRealThing]

Did you buy a new gun? You're opposed to a more extensive check, and maybe a small waiting period?

When are enough laws enough RV? The second amendment guarantees me and you "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

We live in the information age. There are so many cross referencing data bases out there, the chance that a dangerous person illegally buying a gun is practically non-existent. New laws and waiting periods, expanded background checks (what ever that is) and on and on merely add more layers of bureaucracy. What makes you think that further complicating the matter of legal gun purchases will make any difference to those who intend to commit a crime with one? Most gun crimes involve unregistered guns by criminals.

You just keep sidestepping the obvious here. In which of the recent acts of mayhem involving guns, would expanded background checks have made the first scintilla of difference? I don't like what happens any more than you do. The difference between us is I realize there are volumes of gun laws on the shelves and people who are determined to shoot somebody really don't give a darn. One law or one million laws, people are still going to commit crimes. Adding more laws to govern the law abiding isn't going to deter even one of these guys. On the other hand, if a guy like James Holmes runs into a few guys who are packin in a theater or the like, things would likely turn out much different if he has to fight his way through a hail of hot lead coming his way.

No background check is going to keep criminals from getting guns, or knives, swords, pressure cookers, pipe guns, or clubs. But, if we keep making it more difficult for law abiding folks to get guns as you suggest, we may succeed in helping disarm would be targets for the criminals. We have enough laws, enforcing the ones we have is where we fall short.