02-21-2018, 12:57 AM
(02-21-2018, 12:21 AM)GMDino Wrote: Without seeing the legislation I don't know if its the same as the former federal ban.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban#Criteria_of_an_assault_weapon
I honestly appreciate your not pretending to know and using a source. Please allow me to demonstrate how arbitrary such a ban is and how disconnected it is from a firearm's actual lethality.
Quote:Criteria of an assault weapon[edit]
Under the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 the definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon" included specific semi-automatic firearm models by name, and other semi-automatic firearms that possessed two or more from a set certain features:[13]
Right off the bat you get the "features" argument. I'll let you in on a secret, "features" mean eff-all in regards to a firearm's effectiveness.
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Quote:Semi-automatic rifles able to accept detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
So your M1 Garand is not an "assault rifle". I sure as shit don't want to get shot with one though.
Quote:Folding or telescoping stock
Because of concealibility, this actually makes some sense. Not sure what makes it "assaulty" though.
Quote:Pistol grip
An utterly meaningless criteria. Changes nothing in regards to the firearm's function.
Quote:Bayonet mount
Another meaningless and pointless criteria. How many shooters have bayoneted someone?
Quote:Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one
Another meaningless criteria. What makes a flash suppressor equipped long gun more lethal than one with a compensator? The answer is nothing at all.
Quote:Grenade launcher
The dumbest criteria of them all. Grenade launchers are categorized as destructive devices by the ATF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructive_device
They are generally illegal on their own. No long gun, not specifically designed as a grenade launcher (e.g. M79) comes with an integral grenade launcher. Your M203 is an attachment, already banned by law. Hence its inclusion here is meaningless.
Quote:Semi-automatic pistols with detachable magazines and two or more of the following:
- Magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip
- Threaded barrel to attach barrel extender, flash suppressor, handgrip, or suppressor
- Barrel shroud safety feature that prevents burns to the operator
- Unloaded weight of 50 oz (1.4 kg) or more
- A semi-automatic version of a fully automatic firearm.
How do any of these criteria affect the lethality of the firearm in question? If your issue is with threaded barrels as they can equip a suppressor, then fine, include them under a suppressor ban. The last criteria is especially stupid.
Quote:Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following:
- Folding or telescoping stock
- Pistol grip
- Detachable magazine.
Again, a telescoping stock can aid in concealment, to a small degree. Again, the pistol grip is a meaningless feature. A detachable magazine for a shotgun, outside your aa12, is only going to hold ten rounds. I thought ten rounds was the left wing appeasement point for magazine capacity?
Quote:The ban defined the following semi-automatic firearms, as well as any copies or duplicates of them in any caliber, as assault weapons:
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Name of firearm
Preban federal legal status
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinco]Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (AKs) (all models)
Imports banned in 1989*
Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil
Imports banned in 1989*
Beretta AR-70 (SC-70)
Imports banned in 1989*
Colt AR-15
Legal
Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN-LAR, FNC
Imports banned in 1989*
SWD (MAC type) M-10, M-11, M11/9, M12
Legal
Steyr AUG
Imports banned in 1989*
INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22
Legal
Revolving cylinder shotguns such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12
Legal
Notice a common thread in the banned weapons? They're all foreign. This is protectionism, having nothing to do with the features or lethality of the firearms in question. The "assault weapons" bill was a bullshit bill designed to make people feel good about the illusion of action. You can sprinkle shit on a turd, it doesn't make it a donut.
