Gun ownership rights in Texas

[Ohiogal]

You also should have asked if he had any criminal history. After all, people think EVERYONE with the gun has been background checked. OP hasn't.

 

[Tmasera87]

This is not the case in Texas. Anyone can give/sell a gun to anyone legally able to own one.

That is why I asked if the the ex had any criminal history since the break up. If he knows of anything it would be illegal to give her the gun.

Thank god I live in the great state of TEXAS . Just an update on the situation, I’ve been dealing with her new man this whole time thinking he was talking on her behalf, so I emailed her directly asking what this was all about and she was way nicer than her douchy dude. She also admitted it was a gift she bought for me in the email so I’m good

 

[Zigner]

Thank god I live in the great state of TEXAS . Just an update on the situation, I’ve been dealing with her new man this whole time thinking he was talking on her behalf, so I emailed her directly asking what this was all about and she was way nicer than her douchy dude. She also admitted it was a gift she bought for me in the email so I’m good

I'm glad it worked out for you. Had you mentioned that you weren't actually dealing with the ex in your initial post, the responses you received may have been a bit different. In any case...congratulations.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

You also should have asked if he had any criminal history. After all, people think EVERYONE with the gun has been background checked. OP hasn't.

Good point. I'm not one of those people that would have thought that.

 

[Ohiogal]

Good point. I'm not one of those people that would have thought that.

I deal with people every day who believe that EVERYONE is background checked when they buy or get a gun. That is not true. Some also believe that if someone is convicted of a disqualifying crime, a police officer goes out to their home and removes all guns. That doesn't happen either. That is where licensing guns would come in handy.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

That is where licensing guns would come in handy.

That's also where good police/probation officer work would come in handy without infringing on the rights of the majority of people that have never been convicted of a crime.

I would fully support a law that required that anyone convicted of a crime that results in the loss of firearms rights to have all of their property searched for firearms. At the expense of the convicted.

 

[xylene]

I would fully support a law that required that anyone convicted of a crime that results in the loss of firearms rights to have all of their property searched for firearms. At the expense of the convicted.

So, like you're so really concerned about liberty that you'd codify in law an open-ended witch hunt for firearms which may or may not exist, with no inventory or description of that being sought. Really, you could poke about 4 billion constitutional holes in this, not to mention what if the firearms are concealed not on the property(s) of the convict. I't just an open ended right to search associates and past owned properties...

 

[Ohiogal]

That's also where good police/probation officer work would come in handy without infringing on the rights of the majority of people that have never been convicted of a crime.

I would fully support a law that required that anyone convicted of a crime that results in the loss of firearms rights to have all of their property searched for firearms. At the expense of the convicted.

And if guns were licensed -- which does NOTHING to the rights of the majority of people but provides a way to trace them if stolen and what not and make sure that convicts are not given guns or buying them at gun shows or through private sales -- you would know what to look for.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

So, like you're so really concerned about liberty that you'd codify in law an open-ended witch hunt for firearms which may or may not exist, with no inventory or description of that being sought. Really, you could poke about 4 billion constitutional holes in this, not to mention what if the firearms are concealed not on the property(s) of the convict. I't just an open ended right to search associates and past owned properties...

I ever mentioned associates or past owned properties.

I love how you are so concerned with the constitution with the exception of the 2nd amendment that states "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"

 

[Ohiogal]

I ever mentioned associates or past owned properties.

I love how you are so concerned with the constitution with the exception of the 2nd amendment that states "...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"

You forgot the words well-regulated militia ....

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

And if guns were licensed -- which does NOTHING to the rights of the majority of people but provides a way to trace them if stolen and what not and make sure that convicts are not given guns or buying them at gun shows or through private sales -- you would know what to look for.

Sure having to be licensed infringes. Would you be for a license for free speech?

And I am forced to tell everyone that the law is no different at a gun show than it is anywhere else. An FFL that sells a gun at a gun show foes the same thing he would at his store. A individual that sells a gun at a gun show is an individual selling a gun to an individual. If an individual is selling enough guns at a gun show to afford the table space he is likely breaking the law and because he should have an FFL.

Do people occasionally walk around gun shows with a sign on a gun that says for sale? Yes but it is extremely rare these days.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

You forgot the words well-regulated militia ....

No I didn't. I also didn't forget what the founding fathers wrote about what a well regulated militia means.

ADD: Or what it was for.

 

[xylene]

An individual should not be able to sell or give a gun to another without going through a FFL and there being made a background check and a record of transfer and ownership

We licnese many kinds of speech. How about broadcasting.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

An individual should not be able to sell or give a gun to another without going through a FFL and there being made a background check and a record of transfer and ownership

We licnese many kinds of speech. How about broadcasting.

You do realize that when a gun is purchased through an FFL it doesn't get added to a database that anyone including the feds can look at to see who owns the gun? The feds can't fire up their computer and see how many guns I own.

And broadcast speech isn't licensed. Transmitting on the broadcasting spectrum is.