06-24-2016, 01:11 PM
(06-24-2016, 11:55 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Absolutely, which is why most, if not all, proposed gun control laws are met with derision.
You're getting there, and I don't mean that facetiously, but "the people" in their intent was not a representative of the people such as the CnC, it was the individual citizens. All of the things you mentioned are fine in the abstract but each and every one can be as onerous as the individual crafting them wants them to be. The reason 2A proponents fight most, if not all, proposed restrictions is because they know that the latest demand is not the end of the road. Much like the anti-abortionists the anti-gun crowd is trying to nibble away at gun rights a piece at a time so their true intent isn't apparent until it's too late. I'm sure you're inclined to dismiss this statement as paranoia which I can understand. One need look no further than my own state, CA, to see the exact phenomena in action.
Back in the late 80's early 90's CA banned all magazines with a higher than ten round capacity. At that time they allowed all such mags in the state to be grandfathered in and flat out promised they would not seek to ban them in the future. The CA House just passed a bill banning all magazines higher than ten rounds. In addition they ban the transfer of any firearm without a background check. That sound reasonable? Sure, except transfer as they define it means I can't loan my firearm to a friend or family member for them to take to the range without committing a felony. They also passed a ban on all long guns that can take a detachable magazine of any kind, so pretty much 90% of them. They also want a background check for ammunition purchases and they want to limit how much you can purchase. They also want to ban all internet ammunition purchases.
It's death by a thousand cuts and the ultimate goal is confiscation and disarmament. What does it say about these people that they want to turn my father, a 26 year Army vet who served two tours and change in Vietnam and then worked for Boeing for 24 years, into a felon? The man has never committed a crime in his life but he's not giving up property that's been in his family for generations because some opportunist, pandering asshat legislators want to pretend they just made a difference. Bottom line, gun owners don't trust politicians on this issue and they are right to, just as pro-choice people do and for the exact same reasons.
Africkinmen !
Did they also eliminate the bullet-button option ?
