The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous Companies in the U.S.

Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by nostromo on Friday July 26, 2019 @08:31PM (#20539561)

He's pointing out that if one believes you should be able to vote without ID because it's a civil right, then you should also be able to buy a gun without ID because it's a civil right.

My guess is that he or she is saying that it's reasonable in both cases to require ID.

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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by lurquer on Friday July 26, 2019 @08:48PM (#20539644)

You don’t need ID to buy a gun in the US. Private transactions are completely paper and record free. (Unless you are from some non-flyover state.)

It’s only when you sell guns as a dealer that you are required to get ID and whatnot from the purchaser. (Even then, there is no penalty for BUYING the gun without ID; the penalty attaches to the SELLER.)

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Re:The Library Card Project: The Ease of Forming Anonymous C... by sneak on Saturday July 27, 2019 @11:08AM (#20542345)

Quite the opposite. I think it is unreasonable to demand government paperwork as a prerequisite for basic human rights.

If it is not reasonable to demand an ID to blog or to vote, it is not reasonable to demand an ID to obtain arms.

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