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Gun Control & RKBA

flamin lib

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14. I other threads about may/shall issue come down to

Reply to Straw Man (Reply #13)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 12:43 AM

Apr 2014

hard shall because it has to be cut and dried law. Now I see that law enforcement should have flexibility in enforcing the law. Seems like having it both ways, no? Is that a slippery slope?

If you'd aren't one on the shall issue side sorry if I've misscharacterized you.

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Non-compliance & the NY SAFE Act [View all] Lurks Often Apr 2014 OP

This is what happens when they push through useless laws. ileus Apr 2014 #1

Law abiding citizens . . . nt flamin lib Apr 2014 #2

Prohibition was once the law too, as was Jim Crow. Straw Man Apr 2014 #5

Yeah, and it was law so people who were caught paid the price. You up for that? nt flamin lib Apr 2014 #10

What makes you think I intend to break the law? Straw Man Apr 2014 #12

yay drug war! yay segregation! yay corporate bailouts! Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #7

I see you missed the most important part of the article Lurks Often Apr 2014 #8

And you think those charged with enforcing the law flamin lib Apr 2014 #11

LEOs practice discretion all the time ... Straw Man Apr 2014 #13

I other threads about may/shall issue come down to flamin lib Apr 2014 #14

Apples and oranges: making law vs. enforcing it. Straw Man Apr 2014 #15

May issue IS due process if that is the the local law. nt flamin lib Apr 2014 #17

No, it is NOT. Straw Man Apr 2014 #20

Even Scaia says states can pass laws governing guns. flamin lib Apr 2014 #21

Except the Peruta case that flowed from Heller says otherwise hack89 Apr 2014 #22

So in your estimation there is no such thing as an unconstitutional law? Straw Man Apr 2014 #23

I do when those laws are wrong and arguably unconstitutional Lurks Often Apr 2014 #16

That's fine if you are willing to pay the price extracted by law. flamin lib Apr 2014 #18

This is about law enforcement Lurks Often Apr 2014 #19

That article is four months old BigAlanMac Apr 2014 #3

The deadline for registration is 4/15/14. Straw Man Apr 2014 #6

I believe the relevant point of the article still applies Lurks Often Apr 2014 #9

anecdotal evidence from gunnuts, a sure fire fail here jimmy the one Apr 2014 #24

Lack of enforcement breeds lack of respect... Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #4