Quote Originally Posted by cmoney View Post
Not trying to be a dick but arent guns laws largely left up to the states? If so, why do some many heavily leaning blue states have lax gun laws? I mean even Bernie Sanders was taking a lot of shit for his stance on guns.
Federal firearms laws generally regulate the sales, possession, and transportation of firearms and ammunition while allowing other matters to be addressed through gun laws by state and local jurisdictions, according to the National Rifle Association.

Federal laws specify who may — and may not — possess firearms, according to the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. The possession of firearms by fugitives from justice, illegal aliens, and certain convicted criminals is banned.


The federal government also regulates the sale, shipping, and transportation of firearms, including banning people from carrying one aboard an aircraft, the NRA reported.

But because there has never been a federal law that covers the issuance of concealed or open-carry firearms permits, states determine the extent to which those can be issued, CNBC reported.

http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/.../16/id/610920/