If new "assault weapon" ban presents itself what happens to my AR-15?

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I have a DPMS Panther Lite which I believe was illegal 94'-04'. If a new ban came into play would I be "grandfathered" in? And what does that even mean?
I can own it but what, no new magazines, accessories? Please explain it would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. By the way I obviously do NOT support said ban. It's B.S.[angry]

-Chris
 
Ignoring any state laws for the moment it would probably be grandfathered
in. I doubt we're going to see a new fed AWB anytime soon, they don't
have the political force (yet) to get it to pass.

And even if they did get it to pass, they'd have to grandfather the guns
unless they decided to pony up millions of our tax dollars to pay for
compensation on the gun turn-ins. (At least for those who decide that
they will turn in their guns.... I would love nothing more to see them pass
something like that and then see like maybe a few thousand people show
up at the most to turn stuff in, and then watch the pols shit their pants once
they realize that there is a very large contingent of people who decided that
the offer was not a good one.

-Mike
 
I would love nothing more to see them pass
something like that and then see like maybe a few thousand people show
up at the most to turn stuff in, and then watch the pols shit their pants once
they realize that there is a very large contingent of people who decided that
the offer was not a good one.

-Mike

HA HA HA
That would be funny but not fun.

BTW What if a friend "accidently" drilled the pins out of my ahem HIS "non-collaspible" collaspible AR-15 stock, would that be illegal?

- You didn't see me here Chris
 
HA HA HA
That would be funny but not fun.

BTW What if a friend "accidently" drilled the pins out of my ahem HIS "non-collaspible" collaspible AR-15 stock, would that be illegal?

- You didn't see me here Chris

I wouldn't do that in MA.... it's basically committing a felony. It's easier
to buy a pre-ban ( made before 9/13/94) AR and have collapsible stocks and
bayonets all day long, and be within the law. I don't agree with the premise
of the law, but that's what it is. It is insane.


-Mike
 
I wouldn't do that in MA.... it's basically committing a felony. It's easier
to buy a pre-ban ( made before 9/13/94) AR and have collapsible stocks and
bayonets all day long, and be within the law. I don't agree with the premise
of the law, but that's what it is. It is insane.

-Mike

Agreed

We should start our own country called "Freedomfrombullshitia"
and then show America what being free really means.

But don't listen to be I'm a free thinker who doesn't believe in a "Two Party Government". And look up what my name means. I'm that too. (BTW this is not to cause an argument with believers)

Gotta stop digressing [rolleyes]

-Chris
 
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Any new ban can say/do whatever they want and can get away with!

- It could grandfather existing guns,
- It could ban all post-94 versions, requiring retrofit or confiscation,
- It could grandfather but NOT allow you to sell, give, will it to anyone in your state or in the US (CA did this wrt to the state),
- It could require registration (for a fee, of course) and all non-registered would be felonies,
- etc.

Since none of us can predict the future . . . your guess is as good as mine.
 
they don't have the political force (yet) to get it to pass.

Pay close attention to this. This is no joke. We (American gun owners) are going to need to stick together now more then ever. Weather or not you like the NRA or your local gun rights associations, Please donate as they will need the money to fight for us. Also pay close attention to whom you vote for and educate those who are easily confused buy the liberal media.
 
They could also tell you to just turn them in or go to jail. Laws can be written to say ANYTHING they want.

Of course, if the courts worked, they would uphold such laws as illegal seizure and require some compensation.

Then again if the courts REALLY did their job, they would tell said legislature to take their anti-gun agenda and shove it up their <expletive deleted>
 
Pay close attention to this. This is no joke. We (American gun owners) are going to need to stick together now more then ever. Weather or not you like the NRA or your local gun rights associations, Please donate as they will need the money to fight for us. Also pay close attention to whom you vote for and educate those who are easily confused buy the liberal media.

+1, BJ. The problem with gun banners is that they are like cancer. There
is no such thing as "curing" cancer completely... even if it is in remission
now (at the fed level) it can always fester and return in a big way.

-Mike
 
They could also tell you to just turn them in or go to jail. Laws can be written to say ANYTHING they want.

Of course, if the courts worked, they would uphold such laws as illegal seizure and require some compensation.

They can do that, but it is doubtful that they would take that
approach, at least not without an intermediary step. The gun
banners know that incrementalism works better over time in the US
because less dust is raised when smaller creeping laws are put into
effect. Gun laws are dangerous because often they were put into
place and nobody questioned them. The banners know that the
stealth approach is best for precisely this reason. They know that
if they try to ban them all at once that it will generally fail and cause
a setback.

The cosponsorship of HR1022 is a big sign of this... look at the
list.... where is Pelosi? Nowhere to be found. She knows that the
whole thing is a dumb idea. I don't see anyone else important on the
list either. Wheres Rangel? He's an anti douchebag and he hasn't
signed onto it. The list of cosponsors is "pure moonbat crew" more
or less. HR1022 is not clever enough for the gun banners
repetoire. (The banners like the tack-on route... eg, like what they tried
to do with S397 and barely did with the original AWB... they tacked it
on at the end of something bigger. )

On another note though... MA is a very different story. The banners would probably try to
get away with an all out ban at the state level. If someone like Barrios tries to push a bill that
is basically an exact duplicate of CA's roberti-roos AW ban that would not surprise me at
all.

-Mike
 
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