It's really crazy how something legal in one state makes you a felon in the next one over. That goes for things other than firearms too.

When Illinois got concealed carry, some of the more anti-gun areas (lookin' at you, Chicago/Cook county) wanted to make their own rules against CCW. That would result in some awkward unintentional felonies when crossing lines.

We thankfully ended up with statewide preemption, instead of a patchwork of impossible to remember laws for each area.

As I said I wouldn't be surprised if some low life turns this into a reality show.

There was a story in the Washington Post the other day about a woman being stabbed inside an art gallery, and no one lifted a finger to help because they thought it was performance art.

For fuck's sake a woman is being stabbed and the jerkoffs around probably took photos.

That sounds like something out of Psycho-Pass.

You guys should watch that.

That or The Black Mirror

Calling it the gunshow loophole is kind of silly, since at least 90% of people selling guns at gunshows are licensed dealers. Any time you buy from a FFL holder, you have to fill out a ATF 4473 form, just as you would at a shop, and wait a set amount of time. The waiting period of course, varies by state, as there is no federal waiting period. Illinois is 24 hours for long guns, and 72 hours for handguns, even in a private sale.

In Illinois, we have something known as a Firearm Owner Identification Card, or FOID, which is required to legally purchase arms and ammunition.

You send in a paper app, or when the website is working, fill one out there. Assuming you have no criminal record, or haven't been diagnosed with any mental disabilities, they mail you one within 30 days. Now you've got a little ID card you hand to dealers/private sellers that basically says "Yo dog, I'm not a nut, and the po-leece said I'm good to buy guns." and you can use the website to make sure it's valid. It's convenient for private sellers, 'cause if the buyer does turn out to be a flake, you can be like "Yo cops, ya'll said he was good."

We are one of the only states to require such a thing, however, and things are much different elsewhere. I helped a good friend of mine move from down south, and just before we left, we met some dude in a Wal-Mart parking lot. He gave random guy a .22 rifle, and random guy gave him $150. There was a handshake, and that was that.

People want more background checks and shit, so why not FOID cards nationwide? They're kind of a pain in the ass, and I know most other states will fight them tooth and nail, but fuck, man. They really aren't so bad, if you ask me. Background check in your pocket, you know? Talk about convenience.

We're all too busy watching videos of cats doing cute things to go out and shoot each other now.

Although really, taking away the guns doesn't solve the underlying issue which is that people keep acting violent and going on rampages. The gun is merely a more efficient tool for killing than most other things the average person can get their hands on.

No... it's more a conspiracy by the gun lobby to keep selling more guns.

Or is it mere coincidence that Smith & Wesson posted triple their quarterly profit margin following numerous mass shootings?

Anything designed to be so "sophisticated" people can't recognize it as art (or, in this case, can't recognize real life as NOT art) is inherently stupid.

It's no coincidence. Barack Obama's impotent calls for pointless gun control have done wonders for the firearms industry. President Obama is truly the greatest firearms salesman in the history of this country.