Biggest pro-gun reform of 1968 GCA since FOPA 1986 introduced in house

[Waher]

https://www.nraila.org/articles/201...rbitrary-federal-gun-and-ammo-classifications

Bill text:
http://robbishop.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bishut_005.pdf


The bill just introduced in the House is H.R. 2710, which would gut the sporting purposes language, introduced by Republican Congressman Rob Bishop from Utah.

The bill would, according to NRA:
-eliminate ATF’s authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition;
-provide for the lawful importation of any non-National Firearms Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be lawfully possessed and sold within the United States;
-protect shotguns, shotgun shells, and larger caliber rifles from arbitrary classification as “destructive devices” which under federal law subjects them to onerous registration and taxation provisions and creates a ban on possession of the firearm in some states;
-broaden the temporary interstate transfer provision to allow temporary transfers for all lawful purposes rather than just for “sporting purposes.”

Explanation of what it means:
http://www.pagunblog.com/2015/06/11/language-of-lawful-purpose-and-self-defense-act/

Here’s the text of the bill. You need to have the Gun Control Act portion of the United States Code in front of you to understand what it does. It also makes some changes to the NFA‘s definition of Destructive Devices to offer more protection for shotguns. A lot of striking and replacing sections of code. It would seem that everything is as advertised from what I presented yesterday, but I thought I’d go into a bit more detail as to what the bill does.
Section 1 lays out the title of the act, the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act.”
Section 2 clarifies the language of the armor piercing ammunition law to make it clear that it only applies to rounds designed to be used in a handgun, rather than “may be used in a handgun.” This should stop ATF’s practice of reclassifying rifle ammo as “armor piercing” just because someone makes a handgun for it.
Section 3 deals with importation. It pretty much does what the section heading says, and allows any non-NFA firearm or non-armor piercing handgun ammunition to be imported without regard for whether it’s suitable for sporting purposes. Except there’s a part that deals with an obscure section of the Gun Control Act that allows FFLs to ship firearms (except undetectable firearms) to troops overseas or their affiliated clubs. Currently this is subject to a “sporting purposes” restriction, and this section eliminates that.
Section 4 relates to the National Firearms Act. Shotguns, having a bore diameter greater than 0.5 inch, and many big game rifles chambered in greater than 0.5 caliber, avoid being classified as destructive devices solely through classification by the Attorney General that they are “recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes”. It changes the language from ‘‘recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes’’ to ‘‘recognized as suitable for lawful purposes.’’ Personally, I would have rather solved this by raising the 0.5″ limit to 1.0″ and be done with it, but there’s no arguing that the proposed language is much improved.
Section 5 does pretty much what the section heading says. You have a bunch of language in18 USC Section 922 that allow for temporary interstate transfers for “lawful sporting purposes.” This goes through and eliminates “sporting” and just makes it “lawful purposes.”
Other than the NFA language still leaving a bit of wiggle room for future Attorneys General to abuse, I’m pretty happy with this bill and think it should be supported. Expect the other side to raise the long dead specter of the infamous “street sweeper” which the gun control movement fear mongered over in the 1990s. This cuminated in Lloyd Bentsen reclassifying the Striker as a destructive device in 1994. This bill would arguably provide grounds for challenging that classification.

 

[frenchman]

.gov limiting its own power? Which party do you expect to vote for that?

 

[Obie1]

.gov limiting its own power? Which party do you expect to vote for that?

The Know-Nothing Party

 

[Lank]

The irony here is that the US gov has no authority to restrict the RKBA in the first place.

 

[DarthRevan]

A law against future laws? Why not just abolish the ATF to begin with?
[pipe dream]

 

[AlKatori]

Now they just need to tack on an ammendment to repeal Hughes.

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[olegZHA]

https://www.nraila.org/articles/201...rbitrary-federal-gun-and-ammo-classifications

Bill text:
http://robbishop.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bishut_005.pdf




The bill just introduced in the House is H.R. 2710, which would gut the sporting purposes language, introduced by Republican Congressman Rob Bishop from Utah.

The bill would, according to NRA:
-eliminate ATF’s authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition;
-provide for the lawful importation of any non-National Firearms Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be lawfully possessed and sold within the United States;
-protect shotguns, shotgun shells, and larger caliber rifles from arbitrary classification as “destructive devices” which under federal law subjects them to onerous registration and taxation provisions and creates a ban on possession of the firearm in some states;
-broaden the temporary interstate transfer provision to allow temporary transfers for all lawful purposes rather than just for “sporting purposes.”

Explanation of what it means:
http://www.pagunblog.com/2015/06/11/language-of-lawful-purpose-and-self-defense-act/

Sounds promising. Perhaps this is the beginning of the end of the unconstitutional anti gun "for your own good" laws and regulations? What about national Reciprocity? I still can't understand how a Federally protected RIGHT seems to end at the border of my state for some reason. There it is again...free thought...now that's dangerous.

 

[frenchman]

Sounds promising. Perhaps this is the beginning of the end of the unconstitutional anti gun "for your own good" laws and regulations? What about national Reciprocity? I still can't understand how a Federally protected RIGHT seems to end at the border of my state for some reason. There it is again...free thought...now that's dangerous.

How dare you bring logic into this? Ban him!

 

[xtry51]

I'm sure this will be promptly filed in the congressional circular filing basket.

 

[Coyote33]

Now they just need to tack on an ammendment to repeal Hughes.

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DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[General Ordnance]

This is all just symbolism until a veto proof majority gets behind it.

 

[Spanz]

The Know-Nothing Party

The "PARTY!" party

 

[rivet_42]

The "PARTY!" party

The Very Silly Party.

 

[willbdavis]

I'm sure this will be promptly filed in the congressional circular filing basket.

A bill simply being filed means less than nothing. Tell me it has strong support and is going somewhere, then I'll pay attention.