All firearms are simple tools with one purpose: to kill things. While we occasionally re-purpose certain arms into non-hunting sporting uses, that is hardly their original purpose; no different then if I invented a game that involved throwing claw hammers around. Hammers don’t suddenly stop being a tool to hammer things with. People use guns to kill other people, and they are using the weapon for its intended use when they do so; to kill things.
Understanding that, then it is logical to examine why certain types of firearm are reasonable for the average, untrained citizen to own without restriction. We already do this with other military weaponry, explosives, and equipment; the rationale being that it is simply too dangerous to the public to allow anyone to own. Semi-automatic functionality and high capacity magazines offer no meaningful advantages to hunting or sporting pursuits. They are designs brought in from military equipment designed to maximize the efficiency of soldiers in the field. They are designs with the sole purpose of killing other humans most efficiently. I don’t see any particular reason that we as a society should allow just any yahoo to own the most efficient killing equipment available. General restriction, licensing, testing, and permitting is a sensible compromise.
For 26 years, it was immaterial if Interpol had immunity from US search and seizure laws because they had no assets or facilities subject to seizure or search by US law enforcement personnel. Exactly which part of this do you think is evidence of some grand presidential conspiracy?
??? “Records” and “files” and “memos” and “phone records” can also be searched and they can be seized. No “building” is required before that can take place. An INTERPOL employee could have been operating out of a van down by the river and a U.S. court “COULD HAVE”, prior to EO 13524, demanded that they turn over specific INTERPOL records to the court.
I didn’t say there was a “grand presidential conspiracy”.
I mentioned a successful EO and an unsuccessful EO to demonstrate what Presidents had done in the past. Presidents have the option of issuing EO’s as they see fit. After 3 years, Obama’s INTERPOL EO has not been challenged by Congress or in the courtroom. That’s a pretty good indication that Obama’s INTERPOL EO is considered legal, lawful, legitimate, sanctioned, statutory, etc.
Well, like I said, I don’t favor such things without restriction. I think if you have the carry license that I mentioned, I think you should be able to buy what you want (although I think you can make a good case for keeping the restrictions on NFA destructive devices the way they are).
Oh, for fuck’s sake. Interpol didn’t operate in the US. They had no records in the US. No files. No memos. No phone records. It only has 600-something employees; all they do is coordinate law enforcement agencies in different countries. They don’t do their own investigations or anything.
However, I obviously misunderstood the point you were making and I’ll let this go.
Do you have any idea why the distinction was made between semi and full auto guns in the original 1934 GCA that placed significant restrictions upon full auto and select fire guns, but left semi auto alone? I don’t.
You don’t, but apparently most people do and want to have background checks and registration. I’m sure you’ll be in line supporting them if and when the laws change.
And gun banning is impossible, so you’re basically holding up any meaningful legislation on guns over a fear of the impossible. Also, why aren’t you angry about my giant moon laser face?
I can’t figure that out either. My WAG is that perhaps they were having trouble defining certain systems as one thing or the other and thus placed them into AOW, as opposed to one of the defined categories. It really wasn’t a good law, for that reason alone; just like the AWB was a badly worded law as well. Good legislation on technology issues should set forth simple guidelines most likely based on end result functionality, address current models specifically (variants fall under the parent classification unless they have been altered in functionality), and provide for timely review and classification of new models and systems.
To my mind, a four tier system of access would be ideal. Requirements for various levels is something that would need to be ironed out thoroughly, so remember I’m speaking generally here.
(any) revolvers, bolt and lever action rifles, shotguns
Federally recognized CC (administered and recorded locally of course): Provides for CC privileges in all public areas/states
Restricted: ( requires level 2 permitting for 3 years without incident) Semi-automatic, HCM, select fire weapons
Dealer/collector (requires 2,3) Automatic, militaria, etc.
The Ditzy Chicks made a lot more than ONE comment. The singer didn’t seem to be able to keep her mouth shut. They had obviously forgotten who was really paying their salary (ie. buying their music and attending their concerts). Once they had alienated their fan base, their million dollar paydays were gone.
The DC had every right to say whatever they wanted to say.
And
The DC fans had every right NOT to spend their money buying DC merchandise.
FYI - Firearm registration historically leads to confiscation. Media outlets have been known to publish lists of registered firearm owners in States where laws do not prevent them from doing so.
I know how dangerous ANY bullet, including the .22 can be. I would guess that more people are killed by a .22 every year than “assault weapons”. A Ruger 10/22 is the quintessential semi auto hunting rifle. It’s the rifle that millions of people used to learn how to shoot. It’s the one that even those looking to ban all the mean looking ones leave alone. It’s suggestions like yours, to categorize it as something it is not, never has been, and never will be that kills your whole idea.
You were the one who stated “Semi-automatic functionality and high capacity magazines offer no meaningful advantages to hunting or sporting pursuits.” You are wrong, and not just on this firearm. Blanket statements like that only cause the knee jerks out there to say nope, not gonna happen.
Adding to that point, looking at your 4 categories of licensing I would suggest that any .22 regardless of action be at level one. The .22, in rifle or pistol is the foundation that good gun safety is built upon and needless restrictions only keep that basic safety away from people.
