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[CrocMother]

In Tennessee, there are no background check, or even ID requirements, for a private gun sale, which is any sale outside of a gun store. To make a statement of how insane this is, Mike Stewart, the House Democratic Caucus leader in Tennessee, set up a stand on the sidewalk which sold cookies, lemonade, and an AK-47 for $700. Theoretically, any person walking by could have purchased and walked away with the gun.

It was a publicity stunt for his bill that he brought to the floor later:

Early Wednesday afternoon before a House subcommittee, Rep. Stewart presented his bill HB1319, which restricts the sale or transfer of weapons to a federally licensed gun dealer where a background check is required.

House Republican colleagues listened for several minutes to Stewart but did not debate the issue before defeating the bill with a voice vote.

Stewart said his bill ”will pass one day."

He cited various polls that have indicated a majority of Tennesseans support background checks.

Video at the link:
http://wkrn.com/2017/04/05/tennessee-lawmaker-tries-to-sell-gun-at-downtown-lemonade-stand/


As an American, this is insane to me. I can't even imagine how it seems to people in other developed countries.

 

[Lord Frieza]

God, my state

 

[ZOONAMI]

I sincerely hope he set up who was buying it so some crazy doesn't use said AK to go nuts.

Legit though is there no liability on the seller at all to do any due diligence?

Are they not liable for selling even if someone told them, hey, I'm going to use this gun for nefarious purposes?

 

[CrocMother]

I sincerely hope he set up who was buying it so some crazy doesn't use said AK to go nuts.

Nobody actually bought it.

 

[show me your skeleton]

i really can't see how any one can defend this.

 

[HariKari]

In Tennessee, there are no background check, or even ID requirements, for a private gun sale, which is any sale outside of a gun store.

That's how it is in most states. As a gun owner, I have no problem with requiring background checks. I'd like them to also have mandatory training, education, and having to meet safe storage requirements.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Nobody actually bought it.

Ok cool.

 

[Akainu]

Tell me they are on that voter id laws mess.

 

[Linkura]

Nobody actually bought it.

But did they buy cookies and lemonade?

Edit: Apparently not.

 

[turmoil]

That picture is the American stereotype of my mind.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Lemonade for 75 cents, get out of here

 

[CrocMother]

But did they buy cookies and lemonade?

Edit: Apparently not.

There was a Breitbart article about this that basically said the fact that nobody bought his gun proves there is nothing wrong with the law, I shit you not.

 

[TalonJH]

That's how it is in most states. As a gun owner, I have no problem with requiring background checks. I'd like them to also have mandatory training, education, and having to meet safe storage requirements.

Yeah, same here in KY. It's not uncommon to see a gun at a Yard Sale.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

Yeah, but how am I suppose to protect my family from minorities? My Family can't wait three days.

 

[LucidMomentum]

There was a Breitbart article about this that basically said the fact that nobody bought his gun proves there is nothing wrong with the law, I shit you not.

THE FREE MARKET PREVAILS

 

[Captain Zyrain]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out he broke a law selling the lemonade & cookies though.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

The fuck outta here at those lemonade prices

Is everybody in tenesse shitting gold bricks or something

 

[Beerman462]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out he broke a law selling the lemonade & cookies though.

There was a thread on GAF about a lemonade stand getting shut down by the cops. So probably

Found it. It was Jerry Seinfeld

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1102995

 

[Kyne]

There was a thread on GAF about a lemonade stand getting shut down by the cops. So probably

Found it. It was Jerry Seinfeld

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1102995

ha.

*Police car pulls up*

"Sir, are you fucking kidding me?! Selling product like this on the street?! Are you out of your goddamn mind?"

*The policemen proceeds to angrily smack the lemonade pitcher off the stand*

 

[Reeks]

Who's a strong, big man?

 

[hypernima]

You actually need a permit to sell Lemonade on the street though, he can't just do that.

Selling the gun is fine though, it's completely legal.

 

[RoadHazard]

America is so fucking stupid (big parts of it at least). It's mindblowing watching this bullshit from over here in a sane country.

(No offense. I'm not saying that AMERICANS are stupid. Well, ok, an alarming number are.)

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

God, my state

You won with the free CC tuition though.

 

[Josh5890]

That's how it is in most states. As a gun owner, I have no problem with requiring background checks. I'd like them to also have mandatory training, education, and having to meet safe storage requirements.

Agreed 100%

 

[Kastrioti]

No backround check for an AK47? Seriously? I want to hear the gun lobbies argument for this.

 

[2Smashed4U]

America fucking sucks.

 

[Shalashaska]

You won with the free CC tuition though.

You can use that money on AK-47s instead!

 

[besada]

The funny part is he's almost certainly violating state health and food service guidelines in the selling of the lemonade.

 

[99Luffy]

Nobody actually bought it.

Should have sold it to a black man. That would have gotten the republicans to notice.

 

[platocplx]

THIS is the reason why we have a gun epidemic in this country. Doesnt matter what one state does when another has lax rules. Almost every gun used to commit crime has always come from states with lax ass laws.

 

[Grizzle_Dat]

No one bought it because its higher then retail.

 

[Piggus]

The other senator who's there asking questions does a really good job of showing how absurd it is that you can do this sort of thing. The only people I've met who don't agree with universal background checks are republican senators and gun nuts who subscribe to insane conspiracy theories.

 

[BigDug13]

The funny thing is, isn't the sale of lemonade and cookies technically illegal without a permit?

 

[BlitzKeeg]

No backround check for an AK47? Seriously? I want to hear the gun lobbies argument for this.

You really don't because your brain will just melt from the stupidity on display.

Usually I know the talking points they use for these kinds of things. But since this is so particularly ridiculous, I would need to hear an actual NRA member's verbal diarrhea.

At the end of the day it's always "the second amendment doe".

 

[Cetra]

God, my state

This.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

The fact that people get a rise out of this and get proud of a politician that does this makes me realize how dumb the country can be.

 

[Hickbilly Deluxe]

No one bought it because its higher then retail.

No shit, anyone spending more than 500 is throwing their money away.

Unless it's one of those fancy TWS setups, then it's worth it.

 

[turtle553]

No backround check for an AK47? Seriously? I want to hear the gun lobbies argument for this.

It is still illegal to do a personal sale to anyone you suspect or know may not be legally allowed to purchase a firearm. A lot of transfers take place between family members. Not a great reason to not have background checks, but it does get brought up.

 

[rjinaz]

Lol at the people worried that maybe somebody bought it.

That's the whole goddamn point. This can happen everyday under the current law.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out he broke a law selling the lemonade & cookies though.

Funny/sadly he does because he was selling without a Transient Vendor License
aka Peddler's Permit

It is still illegal to do a personal sale to anyone you suspect or know may not be legally allowed to purchase a firearm. A lot of transfers take place between family members. Not a great reason to not have background checks, but it does get brought up.

Which means absolutely nothing really.

 

[Piggus]

No shit, anyone spending more than 500 is throwing their money away.

Unless it's one of those fancy TWS setups, then it's worth it.

500 would be a fairly good deal for an AK these days. The only ones I've seen that low are WASR-10s and other budget AKs in that range, and that's without any upgrades. Then again that's retail pricing, not used pricing.

 

[shandy706]

Great now I have to go through background checks to get lemonade and cookies.

Public sale of an individual's guns should be outlawed.

 

[fester]

I can't buy fucking cold medicine at my local drug store without an ID/background check, but I can buy a fucking AK-47 at a lemonade stand? What a shitty, shitty world it's come to.

 

[pigeon interrupted]

The funny part is he's almost certainly violating state health and food service guidelines in the selling of the lemonade.

I can't buy fucking cold medicine at my local drug store without an ID/background check, but I can buy a fucking AK-47 at a lemonade stand? What a shitty, shitty world it's come to.

Insanity.

I hope one day his bill or something like it passes. It's the bare minimum ffs lolpriorities

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

I would have bought it.

 

[Piggus]

I can't buy fucking cold medicine at my local drug store without an ID/background check, but I can buy a fucking AK-47 at a lemonade stand? What a shitty, shitty world it's come to.

This isn't anything new. The laws have always allowed this. The difference is you're aware of it now, so vote accordingly and be politically active.

 

[diehard]

I can't buy fucking cold medicine at my local drug store without an ID/background check, but I can buy a fucking AK-47 at a lemonade stand? What a shitty, shitty world it's come to.

You can't buy the rifle from a business without a background check. Similarly, if i wanted to sell you my bottle of cold medicine.. you don't need ID.

 

[fester]

You can't buy the rifle from a business without a background check. Similarly, if i wanted to sell you my bottle of cold medicine.. you don't need ID.

You're missing the point in the juxtaposing of these two items - the government regulation of Sudafed in any context is asinine when weapons capable of mass death can be sold on the street corner.

 

[Akronis]

I would have bought it.

Depends on the AK.

 

[The Greek Freak]

That's how it is in most states. As a gun owner, I have no problem with requiring background checks. I'd like them to also have mandatory training, education, and having to meet safe storage requirements.

Alot of gun owners see things the same way as we do like this.

Too many also believe insane conspiracy theories about Obama going door to door to take our guns.

Also other conspiracy theories like the NRA gives two shits about gun owners, they only care about gun makers.