(June 13, 2016 at 12:25 am)Tiberius Wrote: As an attempt to try and get both sides to agree on something, can we at least agree that there is a problem with gun crime in this country which doesn't happen in other countries?You do know that the States can grant greater rights than the Federal Constitution if they want to?
Plenty of Scandinavian countries have high gun ownership, but low gun crime. This suggests to me that some balance can be made where guns aren't banned outright, but gun crime is reduced.
So, what solutions would people suggest that don't explicitly violate the 2nd amendment?
Article 1 Section 8 of the Florida State Constitution:
"SECTION 8. Right to bear arms.—
(a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law.
(b) There shall be a mandatory period of three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and delivery at retail of any handgun. For the purposes of this section, “purchase” means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer, and “handgun” means a firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a pistol or revolver. Holders of a concealed weapon permit as prescribed in Florida law shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph.
© The legislature shall enact legislation implementing subsection (b) of this section, effective no later than December 31, 1991, which shall provide that anyone violating the provisions of subsection (b) shall be guilty of a felony.
(d) This restriction shall not apply to a trade in of another handgun.
History.—Am. C.S. for S.J.R. 43, 1989; adopted 1990."
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/inde...nu=3#A1S08
So according to the Florida State Constitution a person has to wait three days before he takes possession of a hand gun but there's no restriction on when he can take possession of a shot gun or rifle. He can walk in and walk out with a long gun. And if he has a concealed weapon permit he can get a hand gun without the waiting period. It seems that the concealed weapon permit eliminates the requirement for a background check.
