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Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« on: May 01, 2013, 11:44:59 PM »
There's a thread running here that was published by CATO's Chairman  Robert Levy.  If you recall Levy touted background checks on all gun sales, not just those through a FFL.  Mr. Sullum's articel titled "A Libertarian Case for Expanding Gun Background Checks? I Am Still Waiting to Hear One" rebutts Levy and can be found here:

http://reason.com/blog/2013/04/30/a-libertarian-case-for-expanding-gun-bac

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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2013, 10:25:23 AM »
http://kontradictions.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/dear-democratic-gun-control-lobby-how-to-get-better/

Here is another written by a self professed liberal.  The guy was on Gun Talk Radio last weekend. 

I need to make time to read both of them.  (That is what conference calls at work are for!  =D )
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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2013, 10:41:24 AM »
I don't think that represents Reason's official position.

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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2013, 11:00:29 AM »
He makes a good point about Levy's compromise.  I recall hearing on one radio show that it only expanded background checks a little bit, but had all sorts of pro-gun extras added.  I think the statement was made that expanded background checks were inevitable. 
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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2013, 11:16:17 AM »
I don't think that represents Reason's official position.

I lol'ed. Well played sir.  :lol:
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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2013, 11:35:06 AM »
http://kontradictions.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/dear-democratic-gun-control-lobby-how-to-get-better/

Here is another written by a self professed liberal.  The guy was on Gun Talk Radio last weekend. 

I need to make time to read both of them.  (That is what conference calls at work are for!  =D )

Dear self professed liberal, if you want people to read what you write, don't use eye-killing white text on black  :facepalm:
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Re: Jacob Sullum Responds To CATO's Mr. Levy
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2013, 01:32:34 PM »
Dear self professed liberal, if you want people to read what you write, don't use eye-killing white text on black  :facepalm:
It didn't bother me.  Maybe my iPad view is different.
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