gun control issues

Biden is taking action on ghost guns. Some of these issues have been addressed before by the ATF...

It's a gross misdemeanor to make, sell, import a >10 round mag in Washington State as of July 1, 2022. https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5078-S.E.pdf?q=20220305012557 I imagine that those who want to, will just buy from out of state and bring them into...

Mods, please move to Politics if you deem it more appropriate. Biden turns to limited executive actions on gun control with Congress at a standstill The actions as far as I am aware are: a crackdown on self-assembled "ghost guns" a rule change to classify pistols with stabilising braces as...

Would any statistics on "skill" in some gun-owners defending themselves and shooting an armed opponent be cancelled out by stats on: gun deaths by suicide, poor defence, being shot by police by holding a fake or toy gun accidental other ways of being shot? "A 2013 study of U.S. states in...

This is a perfect example of how not to increase support for Gun Control. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article235891762.html

If elected, she'll ban imports of AR-15 rifles... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-would-ban-ar-15-style-assault-weapons-imports-source/ California Sen. Kamala Harris will announce at a campaign stop Wednesday that she would use executive action to ban imports of AR-15 style assault...

Cos like mass shootings in the US are suddenly a new thing. :rolleyes: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1908/S00039/amnesty-travel-warning-for-us-due-to-rampant-gun-violence.htm

https://reason.com/2019/07/08/noncompliance-kneecaps-new-zealands-gun-control-scheme/ Noncompliance Kneecaps New Zealand's Gun Control Scheme As of last week, only around 700 weapons had been turned over. Once again, responding to a horrendous crime by inflicting knee-jerk...

https://www.apnews.com/6168796d8f1140a7bb3c3a88c990253c I like this part. What happens in closed door committee meetings is much different than the dog and pony shows that take place in public hearings. This will do nothing to prevent crime or save lives. Or perhaps hi-cap mags in VA will be...

A gun registration bill was introduced in Oregon. https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB501/Introduced It has typical bkgd check stuff like we recently got in WA. It also defines hi-cap mags as greater than 5 rounds. Then it has a 20 round per month purchase...

Senators Introduce Assault Weapons Ban https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=EFC76859-879D-4038-97DD-C577212ED17B I heard that the assault weapon dies with the owner though. Other provisions on the webpage seem to oppose this claim. I have an ar-15 with an...

H.R.7115 - 3D Firearms Prohibitions Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7115/text?r=1 Right now 80% complete receivers/frames are legal. I wonder how complete a piece of metal or polymer can be and still avoid the new requirements? Sounds like this might run afoul of...

Trump says ban on 'bump stocks' coming https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/politics/trump-bump-fire-stocks/index.html President Obama had no luck with any meaningful gun control proposals. https://www.thoughtco.com/obama-gun-laws-passed-by-congress-3367595 The laws passed during Obama's time...

"WATCH: Sacha Baron Cohen Dupes GOP Pols With ‘Kinder-Guardians’ Guns for Toddlers Program" "As it turns out, Kinder-Guardians, the name for the fictional program to get guns into the hands of children under age 7, garnered supportive on-camera statements from a handful of Republican...

I think that in light of recent events, it is fair that the Pro-Gun side be allowed a platform to explain what their ideal regulation system would be for dealing with gun crime.

Occasionally I read an article online that drives me to contact the reporter that wrote it. This is one of them. https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/ar-15-style-guns-ban-1994-2004-background-checks/index.html A portion of it below. Half the article was trash and I told the reporter so...

Werribee man charged with terrorism offences over alleged Federation Square massacre plot The man could not obtain a gun. Think about that for just a moment. In Parliament today, the Justice Minister Michael Keenan had this to say:

It's probably been asked before, but it is beginning to annoy me. I keep seeing these shootings and the never ending circular argument for/against weapons in the US and the influence of the NRA stifling changes A bit of look shows the NRA have 5,000,000 members Roughly 1.5% of the population...

TVNZ News is reporting a mass shooting at the Route 91 Festival near or in the Mandalay Bay Hotel on the The Strip No links as yet ETA https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=KMfjLD8eMAc

I already know how this is going to end, but... The Good Guy with a Gun Theory, Debunked Here are a couple more relevant quotes from the article, which you should totally go read: The upshot of this last point is that while violent crime statistics have been falling all over America, it...

It seems that the Czechs have decided to go a different route to the rest of the EU when it comes to the response to terrorist attacks: https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40438378 Quote: "The amendment gives Czechs the right to use firearms during terrorist attacks. It was...

Gun rights are about hunting and sporting ? http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/most-heavily-armed-states-in-america/?ftag=ACQ449302a&vndid=1845235004&ttag=cbsn-fb-1038&nan_pid=1845235004

It's puzzling to me, as a Kiwi, that there have been so many mass shootings in in the US and it doesn't appear that the US has decided to do any sort of reaction to the problem. Seems like once again they are waiting for a miracle to solve the problem, put thier people on the line so then the...

Why am I not surprised? When an individual believes themselves to be doing the right thing in restricting civil rights it's kind of like Lay's potato chips - You Can't Eat Just One: The Supreme Court just did something big, XXXX. Yesterday's ruling will prevent domestic abusers from owning...

Looks like we might have a mass shooting incident in Germany. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-23/heavily-armed-man-large-german-cinema-complex-swat-site

Gun research faces roadblocks and a dearth of data Does anybody here believe that preventing research on whether restrictive gun laws are an effective way to reduce gun crime is a good idea? Does anyone want to advocate for reduced data access and research?

A huge international study of gun control finds strong evidence that it actually works The complete study is available for free. It makes good reading.

...In A Country With Strict Gun Control. Here's an interesting article. It covers a few things I didn't know about. For example: Don't take my word for it - this article published in Time shows what Australia's gun laws are like from the perspective of an actual gun enthusiast. The...

Don't worry, progressives: I'm using a right-wing source, so you can safely ignore the poll results. From The Hill, via JWF: Nearly six in 10 Americans, 58 percent, say they have a favorable view of the NRA, while 35 percent hold an unfavorable one, according to the latest Gallup poll...

The more I read on the topic of gun control, the more it is clear that existing gun laws are not being properly enforced. The final straw was news that the person who loaned the Boston Bomber an illegal gun is getting out of prison...