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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:51 PM Original message |
Gun background check system crashes |
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nebenaube (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. um... does this imply that there are droves of people buying |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I know people who have bought guns because Democrats took over Congress |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. What kind of guns? n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Referring to the headline, or the part about Christmas presents? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Well, |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. LOL... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 02:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. I never said anything about defending one's self from Congress |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Probably a lot of "first-gun" .22 rifles |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Christmas Gifts???? Say what!!!! |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. We don't have a firearms registry...so there is no person to register an individual gun too |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Newsflash: We don't have federal gun registration in the US |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Sorry to burst your bubble... |
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NOLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I take it you don't live in the South |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Peace on Earth, |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. As long as both the buyer AND the receipient can lawfully own the firearm... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. Might be worried about another AWB |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Someone's packing. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. "potentially allowing buyers to purchase firearms without being screened" = BS |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Thank you for clairifying that. (nt) |
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williesgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. You're absolutely right. It was down when I bought mine. I had to come back once it was approved. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Um... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. There is no federal waiting period for non-NFA firearms |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. You have been lucky |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. I used to work for a sporting-goods store behind the gun counter |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Overload from "War On Christmas" buyers? |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. If there is an increase in gun sales, it's easy to see why... |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. As Homer Simpson said, "Waiting period? But I'm mad now!" |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
32. LOL |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Buy a gun to celebrate the coming of the Prince of Peace. Sounds good. n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You should see what they do in South Carolina on Christmas Eve |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Even the "Prince of Peace" knows there's no reasoning with some people. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Probably a Microsoft box.. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. The system receives between 30,000 and 50,000 requests for background checks on a daily basis |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-27-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Lets say it's 50,000...and lets assume a 12 hr day... |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Must be a common sense deprived Mac fan that thinks requests are evenly distributed |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. What part of "12 hour day" did you not understand??? |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Try some of your vaunted comprehension skills |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Professional Systems Administer checking in here |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. No, I have no other information... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
25. Imagine if some the funds for the war |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
31. glitch, right. let me write that done... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. The answer to your question is actually a qualified "Yes" |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 11:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Thank you for enlightening me, that's actually good news! |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Why is that good news? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Then that's your issue not mine. nt |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
40. Just in time for Cheney's hunting trip this week. |
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Anakin Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. His @$$hole Friend Didn't Even Press Charges! |
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