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I can buy a gun from my neighbor without any paperwork or fees in most of the US. How does they qualify as “nanny state”?
by alistairSH 3y ago
I can buy a gun from my neighbor without any paperwork or fees in most of the US. How does they qualify as “nanny state”?
- briHass 3y ago'Most' is a stretch here. The majority of the populous states have restrictions on gun transfers, usually requiring a Federally licensed individual to facilitate the transfer with a Federal background check.
- alistairSH 3y ago27 states require no background check. Several others (PA for example) split on type of fire-arm (long-guns = no check, handguns = check required, or similar). Several others put the onus of coordinating through an FFL on the seller, the buyer just has to show up (though that does end up requiring a background check). So, I'll stand by "most" (though it's admittedly fewer states than I thought - I would have guessed ~35 had no limits).
- throwawa14223 3y agoYou can buy a subset of guns without any paperwork or fees. You will still find the NFA firearms require a lot of money and hoops.