Friday, July 30, 2010

Bankrupt Gun Owners

CBS News reports on the latest protection for gun owners.

If you file for bankruptcy, you run the risk of losing your money and your car to creditors.

But under a measure that just overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives, one thing they would not be able to take is your gun.

The House this afternoon passed a bill that would change the law to allow someone going through bankruptcy proceedings to retain their rifles, shotguns, and pistols so long as they are worth less than $3,000 combined.

I guess that's pretty reasonable, but it seems a bit weird that you might have to give up your car, which could be necessary for work, but not your guns. Doesn't it often seem that gun owning gets more than its fair share of attention?

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

9 comments:

  1. You can keep your car too if it is under a certain value.

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  2. Why no mention of the ridiculous objections of the VPC and the Brady campaign?

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  3. "but it seems a bit weird that you might have to give up your car, which could be necessary for work, but not your guns."

    "What's a better example of sheep-like behavior than mindlessly repeating catchy one liners, regardless of their veracity?" -MikeB30200

    BAAAAH!

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  4. "Doesn't it often seem that gun owning gets more than its fair share of attention?"

    Stop trying to take them via legislation and other onerous means, and they'll stop getting so much attention.

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  5. Sayuncle said it best:

    "The Violence Policy Center and The Brady Campaign quickly marched lockstep with the talking point that someone going through bankruptcy is more likely to be stressed and start killing people. There’s no proof of that, they just say it.

    Of course, I guess they’d both know a bit about the mindset of someone facing bankruptcy."


    Emphasis mine.

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  6. ...someone going through bankruptcy is more likely to be stressed and start killing people.

    There are currently 10 states that have laws on the books that protect gun owners from having guns seized when they go through bankruptcy. There is no evidence showing that there is a higher murder rate in these instances. Therefore, the VPC and Brady Campaigns claims are pure speculation and without merit. Again.

    Is it any wonder that no one is taking this twits seriously anymore? They are getting less and less relevant with every press release.

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  7. "Sayuncle said it best:"

    This is a bit like suggesting Rush Limbaugh can help you diet.

    There's actually plenty of proof that financial woes tend to trigger undesirable criminal conduct. The data is there--but mouthbreathers like Sayuncle won't see it.

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  8. “...someone going through bankruptcy is more likely to be stressed and start killing people.”

    Is the stress worse when they file for bankruptcy, or when the repo man comes and takes all their stuff? Maybe Sugarmann should support as much bankruptcy protection as possible- if he really cared about people snapping.

    My take on this bill is that it is a litmus test for November. Democrats who want to appear pro-gun have the most to gain. The bill itself really doesn’t change much as there are currently plenty of ways to protect guns as well as other assets.

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  9. RuffRidr, never missing an opportunity to challenge me, to question whether I'm being tricky or not, asked, "Why no mention of the ridiculous objections of the VPC and the Brady campaign?"

    I hadn't seen their response when I wrote this. In fact the first mention of it that I picked up on is further down in the comments.

    What I said in the post was "I guess that's pretty reasonable."

    Do you think the Brady Campaign and the VPC saw that?

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