Massachusetts bans Bump Stocks, makes criminals of owners.

[Haven]

So according to NPR the Lt. Governor of Massachusetts signed an appropriations bill that included the ban of the devices. Owners of the devices in Massachusetts have 90 days to destroy/discard/etc the devices or they become criminals.

Massachusetts Becomes 1st State To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre : The Two-Way : NPR

On Facebook the comments under NRP's post linking to the story is interesting. Most there don't see the issue with making people criminals after the fact for buying something legally before the bill was created. One guy even equated it to what happened to Asbestos, lead paint or leaded gasoline. One person pointed out that owing a lead painted asbestos shingled house didn't make you a criminal, and instead those were phased out instead of just being making the owners criminals.

 

[Leadeye]

Pity they can't find a way to ban corruption in that state.

 

[churchmouse]

Pity they can't find a way to ban corruption in that state.

If only.

 

[singlesix]

This is my surprised face.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Pity they can't find a way to ban corruption in that state.

 

[Vigilant]

Can they even have anything to attach a bumpfire stock to in Massachusetts? If I’m not mistaken, everything is illegal in Massachusetts?

 

[KokomoDave]

Knee jerk political correctness sucks in ALL forms.

 

[Phase2]

As I said when passing thru TSA from a business trip in Boston about 10 years ago: The Revolutionaries would weep to see what their descendants had become.

 

[actaeon277]

Massachusetts doesn't recognize liberty. I'm glad I left there as a baby

 

[Kutnupe14]

Well, just another reason to dislike the poorly named "Patriots."

 

[easy]

'ex post facto' anyone?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

How does one "ban" rubber bands and fingers?

 

[actaeon277]

How does one "ban" rubber bands and fingers?

There are no facts in the Massachusetts legislature, only feelings.

 

[brotherbill3]

Pity they can't find a way to ban corruption in that state.

"Follow the $" isn't that it ... mostly ...

Oh and that rumbling - is just Mr. J. Adams rolling in his grave and renouncing all he did.

 

[IndianaSoloMcfly]

 

[seedubs1]

1) Will the state be contacting all residents to inform them?
2) Will the state be reimbursing all owners for their loss of value?
3) Who will enforce this law? I can't imagine what will happen with the first arrest. Seems like this will get escalated and eventually thrown out of court.

 

[Talonap]

Here's an article. Pay close attention to paragraph 7 - "… allows for excessive punishment including life imprisonment..." (Don't know if it actually says that or not.)

Mass. Is First State To Pass Bump Stock Ban After Las Vegas Shooting « CBS Boston

 

[actaeon277]

1) Will the state be contacting all residents to inform them?
2) Will the state be reimbursing all owners for their loss of value?
3) Who will enforce this law? I can't imagine what will happen with the first arrest. Seems like this will get escalated and eventually thrown out of court.

The people that passed it, or wanted it passed, believe merely by making a law, it becomes fact.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

It's amazing what's happened to the colonies. They've lost their way and it's a damn shame. There's a lot of history there and it used to be fun to visit the old cities. I'll only go there if I'm forced to.

A damn shame.

 

[Bill of Rights]

... Most there don't see the issue with making people criminals after the fact for buying something legally before the bill was created...

But they're not. It was not illegal to buy it, nor to own it, until now. Continuing to possess it is what's been criminalized, if I understand correctly.

And yeah, it's still BS.

Blessings,
Bill