[82550] in Cypherpunks
Re: NRA and National Online Records Check bullshit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan)
Fri Jun 27 17:00:48 1997
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 13:20:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Alan <alano@teleport.com>
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
In-Reply-To: <v0310280eafd9cb27d087@[207.167.93.63]>
Reply-To: Alan <alano@teleport.com>
On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Tim May wrote:
> This national data base would undoubtedly be cross-indexed by SS numbers,
> aliases, etc.
>
> Partial data bases like this already exist, of course, a la the NCIC. This
> would take us further in the direction of a national dossier system.
>
> And the "while you wait" system, which would lead to, "Sorry, sir, your
> application to purchase a handgun has been declined" sorts of events, also
> means that vastly more people will be making queries of this system.
I expect it will be extended further on down the line. "Hold on a for a
few minutes. We seem to be having some problem with your records check."
Meanwhile, the local/state/federal/illuminati are on their way to
apprehend the miscreant.
> My solution is simple: no checks whatsoever.
I agree. Guns should be paid for in cash.
> If someone commits a crime,
> lock him or her up or shoot them, or whatever. But once the penalty is
> over, all normal rights return. The right to vote, the right to free
> speech, the right to own weapons, etc.
>
> (Somehow most people think it's OK that convicted felons lose their rights
> to vote and to have guns. (Once they're released, of course.) Do they think
> convicted felons no longer have religious freedom? Can no longer write as
> they wish? Jeesh.)
I find it interesting that they find the right to vote as dangerous as the
right to own a gun.
"If owning a gun could change the system, it would be outlawed."
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