New Direction for Gun Control
Gun Law News, who need to get some blog software so I can link directly to items – scroll down, has a plan:
Over the past several decades, a gun control victory was defined by our side lessening the impact of new gun control proposals. Over time our rights were whittled away, however slowly. FOPA 86 was a step in the right direction but was burdened by the heavy load of the Hughes Amendment.
It is now a new world. The 1994 Assault Weapon Ban has expired. S.397, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, has passed the Senate and is expected to make it through the House.
From now on, let the gun grabbers learn how we have been living. Instead of compromising our position, we should start pushing for the repeal of laws that only serve to undermine our Second Amendment rights.
They advocate repeal of the Hughes Amendment and the various sporting purpose clauses. Uncle concurs.
August 26th, 2005 at 12:29 pm
Linking to an earlier post
https://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/08/22/quote_of_the_day-5/#comments
If one believes in the theory outlined in that post, we ain’t getting any freedom back. I’m happy about the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, but that’s mostly for manufactures and sellers, the benefits only trickle down to me indirectly. Number one for me would be the lost right to carry, nationwide, without permission slips.
We have been led to believes that in the past, the anti-gunners have “slipped in” bad amendments into bills that are on the fast track. Pro-gun congress-things, it’s time to adapt that strategy.
August 26th, 2005 at 12:48 pm
They’re speaking more in terms of federally. I think carry issues are more a local/state thing. At least currently and for non-cops.
August 26th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
1. Strip the “right” of the BATF(e) to create regulation with the force of law.
2. Remove the all silly regs that make shotguns into destructive devices (even if those things were pieces of junk)
3. Order the BATF(e) to destroy any illegally confiscated records from any lawful gun dealers that they forced out of business; gut the BATF(e) funding if they are found with computerized records in violation of the that “instant background check and registration” thingie.
4. Allow non-felons to buy guns mail order with the same restrictions that non-felons can buy ammo mail order nowadays
5. Now that we have “instant background check and registration”, there is no need to restrict a resident of Wyoming from buying a firearm in Virginia, remove that federal restriction.
6. .Allow any firearm that could be made in the USA and sold here leagaly, be able to be imported. If free trade is good for textiles, why isn’t it equally good for durable goods? (I would particularly like to see this tacked onto the bill that approves the CAFTA treaty)
Well that’s a start…
August 26th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
That’s a good list.