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Everything that you just listed is an incredibly minimal sacrifice to me. You're talking about people being inconvenienced while purchasing a luxury item. People wait longer for much more important things.
In any case, you're missing my point about the death penalty. It's rare that an innocent person is executed, but those few lives are enough to make me not support the death penalty. It's also rare that a person needs a "cooling off" period to purchase a weapon, but those few people are enough to make me want a waiting period. Whether or not YOUR purchase puts my life at risk is irrelevant just like whether or not most death penalty criminals are guilty is irrelevant because I'm not making my decision based on you or them. I'm making my decision based on the rare cases.
I'm fine with you going into a gun shop, purchasing a weapon, and telling the salesperson that you will pick it up in the morning. I'm fine with you attending a gun show, seeing something you like, and driving a few hundred miles to pick it up in a couple of days. I'm not fine with your desires that I do the same. Especially in view of the fact that there is nothing to indicate that these waits will prevent any criminal use of a gun. I do not consider guns to be a luxury item, but the last time I checked, I had no need to drop into a jewelery store or Ferrari dealership, purchase a diamond or a car, and come back in the morning and pick it up. There again, if that is your method of doing business, have at it.
I doubt that whether the cooling off period is the typical half day or the 24 hours you propose is going to make any difference in the the number of premeditated murders attributable to guns. A person hell bent on committing a crime that cannot wait a half day or 24 yours is going to get it illegally from the corner gun dealer, probably at less cost.
Your comment concerning whether or not I agree with your position concerning a wait period being of any relevance, that applies both ways.