It's wrong plain and simple and I dont GAF when shall issue FID will be beat in court. It will take YEARS and THOUSANDS of dollars to do so, while good people get screwed so you call can say "Well it could have been worse, I have my LTC so screw you guys...."
Yeah dude I dont need to reevaluate shit.
It is wrong, indeed, Derek..BUT...you know, as well as I and everyone else here, that one of the biggest problems in the US, according to the wingnuts/moonies, etc, is the "easy access to firearms" blah blah blah.....They despise us, and the NRA, and everyone in this land who believes in the RKBA. The political, ideological standoff and pissing match over this has been ongoing for decades now, seemingly centuries here in MassaMooonbat.
But then came SandyHook, and the game REALLY changed. And, for us, changed for the worse. And while you, I, and everyone else pro-2A knows it was an isolated crime of opportunity (and incredible stupidity/ignorance by a parent), the nation changed dramatically that afternoon. Then the crocodile-tears by the Kenyan Confiscator-in-Chief a few days later was worthy of an emmy...The whole game changed that week, and changed for the worse for us 2A-ers.
And as badly as this bill sucks (like ANY gun bill in MA), the fact of the matter is that it is, compared to what we all thought would happen during the phony traveling "dog and pony show" hearings in advance of "new legislation to be proposed", the bill actually is almost a godsend.
Look, am I the only one who was ALMOST 100% SURE that the nitwits at the state house would pull a NewYork/New Jersey/Connecticut on us? Am I the only one who figured Deval was fully erect over the thought of now having the opportunity to do even WORSE damage to his state than the leaders in NY, NJ, CT, etc did to their constituents??
Didn't most of us, IN REALITY, think that this "process" was gonna suck even WORSE, especially given the mood of the country over "G-G-G-GUNS!!!!"??? Pepper spray legal? I figured they'd go the other way and restricted RAID, Black Flag, or even friggin' PAM cooking spray. Seriously, you KNOW state senator Creem-face probably has that one, or something similar, already written up for the next go-round over this...
Derek, I f*cking despise this state as much as anyone here, and yes, would give up an arm and a leg to have gun laws akin to Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, NH, etc, but, reality for those of us "forced" to remain and live here? The fact that we can still carry even "Master-Blaster" squirtguns in this CommonPuke is actually a shocker, given recent events and their effect on the general, media-brainwashed "guns are evil" public. The bill sucks-suckss-SUCKS, but Jesus, it really coulda sucked even worse. And yeah, I know, and can already see the posts to follow: "Typical MA gun owner accepting a little lube with his anal violation".
But the fact that we didn't get screwed even worse is, when you think about it, nothing short of a miracle in this Commie dictatorship ruled by a pinhead who salivates at the sight of his close friend sitting in the oval office issuing unconstitutional "executive orders"...
It's NOT a good bill. But .......