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MA: Deval to Introduce New Gun Legislation Today
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I think anything they propose will go through in ma :/
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Just a thought ... why don't we have someone take all of the GOAL bills, wrap them together into a bill called the "MA Safe Streets and Assault Weapon Ban Bill" and push it through? What's the likelihood that they'll actually read the bill and see that it has nothing to do with an AWB?
Seriously, though, we have a better chance than NY did. Our legislators aren't any less moronic unfortunately, but the MA system is more set up for gridlock - in NY the powers that be basically run things from the back offices. Add to that the fact that our legislature doesn't much like Deval, and the fact that GOAL is far more effective in MA than similar organizations in NY, and we've at least got a fighting chance.
Seriously, though, we have a better chance than NY did. Our legislators aren't any less moronic unfortunately, but the MA system is more set up for gridlock - in NY the powers that be basically run things from the back offices. Add to that the fact that our legislature doesn't much like Deval, and the fact that GOAL is far more effective in MA than similar organizations in NY, and we've at least got a fighting chance.
Indeed, but only partly. They have defined an assault weapon as having certain features that make them more dangerous We are allowed to own rifles that do not have them. The guy who wants to take away even more guns says that we have laws in place that make it illegal to own the exact gun used in a heinous crime, which implies that further restrictions on those weapons are not necessary. Then some folks here feel obliged to point out that in fact the difference is strictly cosmetic and the guns we can buy here are every bit as dangerous as the ones used in the heinous crime, which any reasonable person could conclude means they should all be banned( if that is your inclination).
True or not, it seems pretty damned stupid to argue against your own case when your opponent is making it for you.
How about if we just send the state senate some videos of UsPSA and SASS championship matches so they can see how killy every firearm is . Then they can require that we store them all in two feet of poured concrete. We will get to keep them all, and they will be right there any time we need them.
Just keep a chisel handy.
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So essentially there goes our ability to grab multiples on group buys. How
many straw buys do they think are happening? Oh wait they are all registered already so they should know. Yet people still vote for these idiots
many straw buys do they think are happening? Oh wait they are all registered already so they should know. Yet people still vote for these idiots
Wish in one hand, sh!t in the other, tell me what hand fills up first... I will take this speech, and the looming tax hikes as a sign that I am not welcome here in my home state and I will walk...... I've been planning on selling my house and moving up, 150k house on a decent size parcel in Florida is looking more attractive by the hour.
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namedpipes
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If one of my own children were a victim in such an tragedy I don't know what my reaction would be. Probably to S&D the perpetrator. I can empathize as a father how they must feel. I can see how they personally might come to believe that firearms, or evil ones anyway, should be banned.
But still, these tools (firerarms), the laws that protect our right to own and use them and those natural rights themselves, still stand.
It was horrible what happened, but THE GUN ADAM LANZA USED IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE CHILDREN THAT DIED THAT DAY. They are simply tools being abused by Lanza in the case of the gun and by morally bankrupt politicians in the case of those children.
Just tools being misused.
How about tracking the FA-10s of the guns that are bought as "straw purchases" and actually going after the ****ing criminals for once. There are at least 4 laws (probably more) already being broken with a straw purchase:
1. Straw purchasing is itself illegal
2. Lying on the federal 4473 form
3. Selling a gun to an unlicensed person
4. Transfering a gun without filing an FA-10
Why the hell do we need a law that only targets the law abiding?
joeendris
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I heard it this morning too, i thought it was a cruel joke... This guy has raised my boodpressure alot these past two days. First a mileage tax, now this... I can't wait to leave this idiotic state.
We're looking at a home in nh tomorrow morning that has promise. 4 acres.....can't wait
I have to agree that the likelihood that there are many straw purchases in MA is tiny at best. The state would have records of a guy buying hundreds of the same firearms over time - the pattern would be trivial to track.
CrackPot
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Guess I will have to use my New Hampshire home, which started out as a hunting cabin but now has all the services a home would have,septic system, electricity etc. Guess its time to move and after 32 years in my present job see if I can retire and flee this state. This stuff is just gone competently out of control.
