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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

They shouldn’t because they are in the business of selling firearms. They’re neither psychologists nor training providers.

And cars are really a stupid analogy. Is a car dealership responsible for teaching you how to drive, or to make sure your psychologically fit to drive? No. Why? Because it isn’t their responsibility. What they do is make sure you have a valid license and insurance (if required). But these are taken care of by other agencies, not car dealers.

Boru

It isn't the job of the 7-11 employee to prevent underage people from buying beer or cigarettes?

I used to work at a 7-11. I constantly I.D.'d people for beer and smokes, and even denied purchase of such to adults I suspected of straw purchasing for the underage. Why did I do that? Because unlike firearms, if my failure to insure a proper purchase I could have lost my job and even gone to jail.

I am tired of the bullshit argument from the far right that firearms are over restricted and are oppressive.

You’re comparing an illegal purchase (a minor buying alcohol or tobacco) with a legal one (an adult buying a firearm).

Furthermore, it’s another stupid analogy. For it to be valid, you’d have to make the case that store clerks are responsible for educating people about the dangers of booze and cigarettes.

In a very real, practical sense, gun shops are doing EXACTLY what store clerks are doing - they’re making sure that the customer is legally allowed to buy that product.

Boru