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Bonnie Elmasri
On March 5, 1991 Bonnie Elmasri called a firearms instructor, worried that her husband-who was subject to a restraining order to stay away from her-had been threatening her and her children. When she asked the instructor about getting a handgun, the instructor explained that Wisconsin has a 48-hour waiting period. Ms. Elmasri and her two children were murdered by her husband twenty-four hours later.
What a Difference a Day Makes
In 1985 in San Leandro, California, a woman and her daughter were threatened by a neighbor. Instead of being able immediately to obtain a handgun for self-defense, the woman had to wait fifteen days. The day after she finally was allowed to pick up her gun, the neighbor attacked them, and she shot him in self-defense. Had the man attacked fourteen rather than sixteen days after his initial threat, the woman and her daughter might have been raped.
Catherine Latta
In September 1990, a mail carrier named Catherine Latta of Charlotte, North Carolina, went to the police to obtain permission to buy a handgun. Her ex-boyfriend had previously robbed her, assaulted her several times, and raped her The clerk at the sheriff's office informed her the gun permit would take two to four weeks. "I told her I'd be dead by then," Ms. Latta later recalled. That afternoon' she went to a bad part of town, and bought an illegal $20 semiautomatic pistol on the street. Five hours later, her ex-boyfriend attacked her outside her house, and she shot him dead. The county prosecutor decided not to prosecute Ms. Latta for either the self-defense homicide, or the illegal gun.
More Women and Children Killed By The Brady Bill
IMO anyone who thinks its a smart idea to purchase a firearm "legally" has rocks in their head.
I won't pay retail for something I can purchase out of hand at a reduced price from someone else.
There's no waiting period in Texas to purchase handguns, rifles or shotguns and that's how it should be.
There's no waiting period in Texas to purchase handguns, rifles or shotguns and that's how it should be.
Federal law mandates a 5 day waiting period for handguns.
There's no waiting period in Texas to purchase handguns, rifles or shotguns and that's how it should be.
Federal law mandates a 5 day waiting period for handguns.
There's no waiting period in Texas to purchase handguns, rifles or shotguns and that's how it should be.
Federal law mandates a 5 day waiting period for handguns.
You sir, are wrong. No waiting period in Colorado for any firearm
Edited to add:
The only waiting period is the time it takes to pass a background check. Last Friday it was an hour.
While I'm not going to argue that waiting periods for buying handguns is a good thing, I do have to wonder why the people in the article didn't decide to buy a shotgun instead? Don't they usually have lesser or no waiting periods?
There's no waiting period in Texas to purchase handguns, rifles or shotguns and that's how it should be.
Federal law mandates a 5 day waiting period for handguns.
So we should let criminals buy guns? I guess thats awesome for murderers and rapists to have guns. I have a gun and haven't used it on anyone so I don't know why you really need a gun for the . that something might actually happen.
