gun control laws

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...

Canada has announced a new gun ban Canada set to ban 11 categories of assault rifles, other weapons I'm okay with this because I personally have no interest in killing any of my fellow Canadians.

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...

https://www.france24.com/en/20190519-switzerland-guns-eu-aligned-firearms-control-vote Everyone loves a gun law thread. :thumbsup:

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...

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...

While doing a bit of light reading this weekend, I ran across this article which seemed both timely and interesting. As a preface, as many of you know I am quite Progressive in my public policy preferences. However, there are many areas where I disagree with a great many American Progressives...

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...

http://atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-proposes-ban-assault-weapons-high-capacity-magazines I wonder what these will be? The deadly pistol grip? The immoral bayonet lug? The threaded muzzle used by assassins to attach silencers? This will lead to a run on mags. How will they know...

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-gov-brown-signs-six-gun-control-bills-1467394282-htmlstory.html Gov. Brown vetoed some of the worst proposed laws, signed versions of bills he had vetoed in previous legislative sessions and since wanna-be Governor Newsom did...

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.

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...

Sen Tim Kaine (D, VA) is introducing another gun control bill targeting private transfers. The bill would amend 18 USC §922(d), which currently reads: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause...

A retired man bought a relic flintlock pistol to add to his collection. It was found by NJ police when he was pulled over for a traffic violation. Unfortunately the law is the law; unless you're a journalist and knowingly violate the law on a taped television program to denigrate gun ownership...

I predict a rise in gun violence and shooting deaths will happen in Georgia following the law that was just passed in Georgia that allows licensed gun carriers to: Carry in bars. Carry in schools. Carry in public owned buildings. Face no scrutiny or prosecution if they try to carry through TSA...

Prior to July 1, 1994 short barreled shotguns (SBS) and short barreled rifles (SBR) were legal for WA residents to possess; there were no state restrictions. BATFE authorization is required for anyone to possess them but the application is a routine matter and never denied to anyone filling out...

I attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon in Olympia for I-594 (universal bkgd checks in WA), I-591 (gun rights) and HB1561 (change restrictions on short barreled rifles). About ten years ago there was a spat of anti-gun bills scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/12/politics/guns-revisited/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 The denial is strong in this article. Over 750 words and all they really had to say was "the gun control bills sucked". :) Ranb

I was talking with a local sheriff today and the sheriff said that he is glad the 1994 "Clinton Gun ban" or "Crime Bill" is going to expire. He said that when they buy guns they are stuck with them unless they can sell them to another law enforcement agency. The guns are stamped with "Law...