Assault Ban To Be Introduced on 1-24-13

[Scratch]

How about the military style features? Anybody got a full list of those?

[Thunder71]

How about the military style features? Anybody got a full list of those?

There's only one:
1. Shoots bullets, pellets, bb's or other projectile.

[photogpat]

How about the military style features? Anybody got a full list of those?

The full text of the bill isn't out yet -- we should probably just trust them on the actual language!

[Scratch]

How about the military style features? Anybody got a full list of those?

There's only one:
1. Shoots bullets, pellets, bb's or other projectile.

I'd better start selling my Nerf guns then....

[wingrider]

How about the military style features? Anybody got a full list of those?

There's only one:
1. Shoots bullets, pellets, bb's or other projectile.

I'd better start selling my Nerf guns then....

Does it have shoulder thing that goes up?

[optimusglen]

Anyone else watching this? It's truly unbelievable how many of these people lack common sense.

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Senators-A ... 7437544-1/
This is a live CSPAN feed of the proposed gun control legislation.

Edit: Just finished. Overall it was several emotionally driven individuals trying to make rash decisions in hopes that they fix problems that they don't understand.

The supporters of this proposed legislature are ignorant in the original sense of the term. They deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts, because of some emotional trauma they have had.

Rubbish.

[elroy]

Anyone else watching this? It's truly unbelievable how many of these people lack common sense.

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Senators-A ... 7437544-1/
This is a live CSPAN feed of the proposed gun control legislation.

Edit: Just finished. Overall it was several emotionally driven individuals trying to make rash decisions in hopes that they fix problems that they don't understand.

The supporters of this proposed legislature are ignorant in the original sense of the term. They deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts, because of some emotional trauma they have had.

Rubbish.

and these people are our leaders.

[Spinner]

Anyone whose name is on this bill should be jailed for treason. It is clearly an assault on the Bill of Rights.


Spinner

[Nalez]

Another thing legislaton needs to fix is to make sure people that are handling firearms have been trained to do so in a safe manner.

1. The Gun Is Always Loaded! - FAIL (am I the only one that sees the magazine on that thing?)
2. Never Point The Gun At Something You Are Not Prepared To Destroy! - FAIL (unless you want to destroy the press)
3. Always Be Sure Of Your Target And What Is Behind It! (what is behind that wall?)
4. Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your Sights Are On The Target! (need I say anything else?)

[Nalez]

https://twitter.com/AlexPappasDC/status/294491696518033408/photo/1

First person to get everything in that list in their collection wins!

[Special Projects]

I couldn't make it through. By the time the Rep. From NY got done, I was sick. She mentioned not listening to the lies...this lot lies to America about the trends, frequency and the firearms without remorse. All because they won't be challenged by those who know no better...and those that do are clearly part of the problem.

[photogpat]

Looks like she removed the "registration" and "no-transfer" portions of the bill prior to introduction. She added Slide-Fire (she called them Slide Iron) stocks as a prohibited feature along with bullet buttons, and thumbhole stocks.

Background checks on all sales and transfers of Grandfathered "Assault" weapons.
Still no sale or transfer of "high capacity" MAGAZINES.
States can use Federal funds to hold "buy backs"
Imposes a "safe storage requirement"


See the text at CNN (doesn't provide the "exempted" list of 2200 rifles/shotguns though):

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/24/politics/ ... ?hpt=po_c1

[unit44justin]

Looks like she removed the "registration" and "no-transfer" portions of the bill prior to introduction. She added Slide-Fire (she called them Slide Iron) stocks as a prohibited feature along with bullet buttons, and thumbhole stocks.

Background checks on all sales and transfers of Grandfathered "Assault" weapons.
Still no sale or transfer of "high capacity" MAGAZINES.
States can use Federal funds to hold "buy backs"
Imposes a "safe storage requirement"


See the text at CNN (doesn't provide the "exempted" list of 2200 rifles/shotguns though):

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/24/politics/ ... ?hpt=po_c1

I hope that if there was ever a gun buy back in MN that there would be gun stores setting up a tent near the buy back location offering people more money so they can restock their store.

[photogpat]

Looks like she removed the "registration" and "no-transfer" portions of the bill prior to introduction. She added Slide-Fire (she called them Slide Iron) stocks as a prohibited feature along with bullet buttons, and thumbhole stocks.

Background checks on all sales and transfers of Grandfathered "Assault" weapons.
Still no sale or transfer of "high capacity" MAGAZINES.
States can use Federal funds to hold "buy backs"
Imposes a "safe storage requirement"


See the text at CNN (doesn't provide the "exempted" list of 2200 rifles/shotguns though):

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/24/politics/ ... ?hpt=po_c1

I hope that if there was ever a gun buy back in MN that there would be gun stores setting up a tent near the buy back location offering people more money so they can restock their store.

Keep writing your reps (State and Federal) at least 1x per week so we don't ever have to find out!

[photogpat]

I blew an anti's mind in an argument last night -- she said that we already had "reasonable limits" placed on the 2nd Amendment like that people couldn't own rocket launchers, grenades, etc.

I then explained to her how, in most states (but not MN), the ATF Tax Stamp for getting a "destructive device" worked, and the lack of grenades in the open marketplace was more a measure of economics, lack of usage space (seriously, where are you going to set off a grenade), and fire marshall storage requirements than laws prohibiting their possession. I explained that if you could find one for sale, you could legally own a 500lb bomb for a simple $200 tax stamp (and background check, Form 4, etc...) or a fully armed fighter plane complete with cannon and full complement of missiles/rockets/etc (with appropriate stamp for each component, and a horrendous amount of money for operation and maintenance)...

She was silent for several minutes...then piped up..."But you can't have a machine gun at least!"



Then I explained how, even in MN, I could legally own a machine gun if I wanted to. Occasionally there is a place for correcting them when they're wrong!