2018 Assault Weapons Ban - Full Text

[BigRed]

Really? Nothing happened in 1968, 1986, nor 1994.....

If you're not aware, those are the years when they passed exactly this type of legislation and made future manufacture of weapons commonly held by civilians illegal. There were no riots, war, etc... Gun owners just rolled over and took it.

Yep... makes one wonder what happened to the spine of those folks that took a bridge on April 19, 1775.

 

[dukeboy_318]

Really? Nothing happened in 1968, 1986, nor 1994.....

If you're not aware, those are the years when they passed exactly this type of legislation and made future manufacture of weapons commonly held by civilians illegal. There were no riots, war, etc... Gun owners just rolled over and took it.

None of those completely banned semi-automatics. Given today's volatile and divided nation, it very well COULD happen. Will it, likely no. But the chance is always there. And who's to say it will be a hot war?

 

[dukeboy_318]

Yep... makes one wonder what happened to the spine of those folks that took a bridge on April 19, 1775.

They lost their spines during the post war euphoria that happened after ww2. Men became ******* and started looking to the gooberment to take care of them instead of taking care of themselves.

 

[brew45]

Men were men during that time, willing to die for a cause they believed in. Today most men are keyboard warriors who shrink at the first sign of trouble. It's sad.

We have to do our due diligence in keeping this from happening, make calls, send emails, etc. We are a collectively larger group than those who wish to see this legislation pass and the problem is that too many of us don't take them seriously because their ideas are illogical and misguided. The time to act has come and we need to be just as proactive as the opposition.

 

[Fordtough25]

I emailed my legislators again this morning, make sure we all are!!

 

[seedubs1]

Read the bill in the op. It doesn’t ban semi automatics. It’s just the next progression of the 94 awb. All of those years (68, 86, And 94), significant legislation was passed to severely limit 2a rights. Those years are all directly correlatable to this bill. And gun owners just rolled over and took it in 100% of those instances when similar legislation was passed.

None of those completely banned semi-automatics. Given today's volatile and divided nation, it very well COULD happen. Will it, likely no. But the chance is always there. And who's to say it will be a hot war?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

So that's all you bought today?

We ladies of Boston already have our hats.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

How would this be enforceable whatsoever? The legal verbiage is so ****ing broad it's ludicrous. Technically, no trigger device (bumpstock or otherwise) actually increases the potential rate of fire of the dynamic system in a semi auto rifle (bolt carrier time time from fire to full lock). They just increase the human fire rate potential.....but so does switching from a gritty mil-spec trigger to a quality trigger. Just so much fail in this verbiage it's unreal.

"Any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiauto-matic rifle into a machinegun."

They coming for our rubber bands and fingers.

 

[NyleRN]

We ladies of Boston already have our hats.

How convenient. The derby is right around the corner

 

[dukeboy_318]

Read the bill in the op. It doesn’t ban semi automatics. It’s just the next progression of the 94 awb. All of those years (68, 86, And 94), significant legislation was passed to severely limit 2a rights. Those years are all directly correlatable to this bill. And gun owners just rolled over and took it in 100% of those instances when similar legislation was passed.

I'm not disagreeing but lets just hope we never find out.

 

[chipbennett]

Looks like Dick's Sporting goods is banning Ars and raising the age to buy Any firearm to age 21 without congress??
foxnews.com link: https://www.foxbusiness.com/feature...g-assault-style-rifles#&_intcmp=hp1mr_2,hp1mr
wow?

Just out of curiosity - IANAL - is it lawful for a company to deny an otherwise lawful sale of a lawful product, solely on the basis of the age of the purchaser?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

We will see. America is much softer than it was in the 90s. The Neutering of America has been underway for a generation since then(which is part of the reason people take up guns and knives to settle disputes in my humble opinion...but that's a different thread). I fear I will see an outright repeal of the 2nd Amendment attempted in my lifetime.

You may be right. And time will tell. I wonder how much of this is generated by the emotional anti-gun people and once everyone is cried out and we actually start trying to develop effective policies and measures to protect our school kids, how much appetite anyone but the rabid gun haters will have.

 

[bwframe]

Looks like Dick's Sporting goods is banning Ars and raising the age to buy Any firearm to age 21 without congress??
foxnews.com link: https://www.foxbusiness.com/feature...g-assault-style-rifles#&_intcmp=hp1mr_2,hp1mr
wow?

This is no shock to those of us who have refused to spend a dime at Dicks since their AR debacle after Sandy Hook. Maybe if ALL of us would have done the same, they might be singing a different tune?

 

[1775usmarine]

I guess I need to go and buy the Ruger PC carbine as that will be banned.

 

[Hawkeye]

Just out of curiosity - IANAL - is it lawful for a company to deny an otherwise lawful sale of a lawful product, solely on the basis of the age of the purchaser?

Yes.

 

[chipbennett]

Yes.

On what basis?

 

[BigMoose]

This crap isn't passing, but it is a stimulus plan for the gun companies.

 

[Expat]

On what basis?

Same reason you don't have to cater gay weddings... err.......

 

[drillsgt]

Also, this would qualify as a "semi-automatic assault weapon" under this bill:

It would also "ban" the Ruger 10/22 and similar semi-auto rimfires if they have threaded barrels.

BAR's are listed in the 'exempt' section

 

[seedubs1]

.....because their legal language for defining an "assault weapon" is crap and they realize it. That rifle has the same capability and features.....but it doesn't look scary.....so they specifically exempt it.

BAR's are listed in the 'exempt' section