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robb65 Obviously it being "part of his job" does not make him a "good guy with a gun".
Right, and it’s why I don’t use the term. It means nothing. Many people who support unfettered access to weapons make the distinction of "good guys" with guns.
Logically, that should at least include someone required to carry a gun on their job, as opposed to a criminal. But as you’ve said, one can’t always tell the players by their uniforms. There’s way too much overlap, and it’s always been that way. Every civilian carrying a gun isn’t treated the same way by law enforcement, either.
I live in a state with strict laws. The first gun control laws came about under Gov. Reagan, supported by the NRA, when the Black Panthers decided that they, too, had 2nd Amendment rights. (That’s
not "playing the race card", it’s a matter of record, and the irony isn’t lost on me.)
So it’s not as easy to buy guns here as in other states—except we border Nevada, where at one point you could practically show your library card and buy a gun*. A friend and I used to go Reno, occasionally. She bought a gun, brought it home to California. Nobody checked, either way.
As far as I know, she still has it.
*possibly changed after 2017
I think, but I'm not entirely sure a person with a green card can legally buy a gun.
They can:
“An alien legally in the U.S. is not prohibited from purchasing firearms unless the alien is admitted into the U.S. under a nonimmigrant visa and does not meet one of the exceptions as provided in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2), such as possession of a valid hunting license or permit.
[18 U.S.C. 922 (d)(5), (g)(5) and (y)(2); 27 CFR 478.11 and 478.32(a)(5) ]"