Is Buying A Gun Problematic Behavior? One Lawmaker Thinks So

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

Do you remember the first time you bought a firearm? I do. I was at a gun show and picked up an SKS. It’s all I could really afford at the time and I remember being shocked that I had to fill out a 4473. So much for the gun show loophole, right?

It was a good day. I immediately stopped by a buddy’s workplace and had him come out to the car to check it out. A week later I was getting a zero on it at the range and all that jazz.

Then…well, not much. I shot it a fair bit before eventually picking up an AR-15, handguns, and things of that sort.

But one Pennsylvania legislator thinks you buying a gun could potentially be a great big red flag. In fact, it’s the same lawmaker who is pushing for a red flag law for that state, and he wants the purchase of a firearm to be considered concerning behavior as far as the law goes [emphasis mine]:

That family member starts saying that life doesn’t seem worth living. Perhaps she even went out and bought a gun, despite never expressing an interest in firearms before.

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