I've been a lurker for awhile, and I know that this post has been brought up 1-2 times in the last 2 years that I've been an RN. So... you grouchy old farts that would rather I'd revive an old post can just stuff a sock in it. I want to gauge opinions based on our CURRENT situation after the shooting yesterday in San Bernadino, CA.
Truth be told, One single caregiver with a concealed carry permit could have shut this couple down before they hit 14 fatalities.
I plan on getting my CC in January, but I know as an RN, should my handgun be discovered, I'll probably lose my license. It will stay in my car when I am at work. If someone wants to carry out mayhem at my workplace, we are ALL sitting ducks. It is not ok or fair. What are your thoughts?
Specializes in Med/Surg, OR, Peds, Patient Education.
The no background check is nothing but propaganda.
Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn't otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials.
Yes, what you say is true, if someone wants to legally purchase a gun from a store. However, gun shows do not require background checks to sell guns, nor does the on-line sale of guns require background checks. In fact many high powered weapons, the type that should be only used by the police or the military, are sold on-line and at gun shows. The police are "out gunned" by people who have purchased military style weapons.
Specializes in E/R, Med/Surg, PCU, Mom-Baby, ICU, more.
Yes, what you say is true, if someone wants to legally purchase a gun from a store. However, gun shows do not require background checks to sell guns, nor does the on-line sale of guns require background checks. In fact many high powered weapons, the type that should be only used by the police or the military, are sold on-line and at gun shows. The police are "out gunned" by people who have purchased military style weapons.
Now tell us the percentage of criminals guns that are bough in gun shows. UNDER 2 %!
I want to gauge opinions based on our CURRENT situation after the shooting yesterday in San Bernadino, CA. 
Pythinia
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Where's the proof?