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> It is not easier to buy a gun than to get a driver's license Well: "Only in Texas: Lubbock jeweler offers free gun with engagement ring purchase" * https://

> It is not easier to buy a gun than to get a driver's license Well: "Only in Texas: Lubbock jeweler offers free gun with engagement ring purchase" * https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-texas-lubbock-jeweler-offers-free-gun-with-engagement-ring-purchase/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-tex... Can I get a driving license with an engagement ring? Perhaps I can get a driver's license, instead of a toy, in a box of Cracker Jack® candy? And not just Texas, Iowa: * https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-engagement-ring-free-gun-184529691.html https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-en... Edit: Also, see New Hampshire (aka "New England's Texas"): > In New Hampshire, the process for buying a gun is easy — easier than getting a driver’s license. > You go to a gun store, you show your ID, and if you pass a background check that looks at your criminal record and some of your mental health history, you can walk out with a firearm. No training required. No registration of the gun. In the great majority of cases, not even a waiting period. > Still sound arduous? Well, there’s a workaround: Private sellers — say, a family member or someone online — can sell you a gun without any background check at all. * https://www.vox.com/2018/11/13/17658028/massachusetts-gun-control-laws-licenses https://www.vox.com/2018/11/13/17658028/massachusetts-gun-co...

xboxnolifes 4y ago
> In New Hampshire, the process for buying a gun is easy — easier than getting a driver’s license. > You go to a gun store, you show your ID, and if you pass a background check that looks at your criminal record and some of your mental health history... I'm not sure how that shows getting a gun is easier than getting a driver's license. The ID in the sentence is generally your driver's license, and even if it's not, the process for getting a different kind of ID is roughly the same difficulty as getting a driver's license. If you grew up outside of a major city, you were also likely pipelined through the driver's license process while in high school. Then on top of that there is a background check.

xboxnolifes 4y ago

> In New Hampshire, the process for buying a gun is easy — easier than getting a driver’s license. > You go to a gun store, you show your ID, and if you pass a background check that looks at your criminal record and some of your mental health history... I'm not sure how that shows getting a gun is easier than getting a driver's license. The ID in the sentence is generally your driver's license, and even if it's not, the process for getting a different kind of ID is roughly the same difficulty as getting a driver's license. If you grew up outside of a major city, you were also likely pipelined through the driver's license process while in high school. Then on top of that there is a background check.