gun laws

Federal court recently did a lot of damage to New York's new handgun law. California's new handgun law is completely obliterated this morning. Apparently federal judges believe that people have the constitutional right to carry handguns for self-defense in public...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/us/ex-atf-agent-ar-15/index.html https://atf-eregs.18f.gov/478-11/2016-00112#478-11-p1909909317 I've always tried to keep up with the law and how it changes. But this little detail has up till now escaped me. The typical AR-15 lower receiver is the single...

The bill; https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8/text In other words if I sell a gun to an unlicensed person I have to bring it to a licensed dealer to facilitate the transfer. It is somewhat like the WA state bill I was commenting on a while back, but not as stupid. H.R. 8...

The topic of guns in New Zealand is a current social and legal issue after the massacre of at least 49 Muslims in Christchurch by a white supremacist using at least 5 different guns. This thread is started as a place for discussion which began in the massacre thread.

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...

The passage of I-594 (universal bkgd checks) was a big boost for the gun control crowd a few years ago. It seems some people are ignoring the new laws created by the initiative and only one arrest has been made. Some people do go through a dealer to make a private sale, but as far as I know...

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5103/text?r=29 A bill to raise taxes on certain firearms. Guns are already some of the most heavily taxes products in the country; 11% excise tax at the moment. I guess I can save money by purchasing the stripped receiver and then buying...

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...

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/01/26/washington-senate-passes-bump-stock-ban/1069897001/ Senator Van De Wege should think before he speaks. WA allowed machine guns for anyone allowed to own a gun until restrictions were placed on them in 1934 and 1994. Now, other than police and...

Since 1934 an unlicensed person like me has had to purchase a $200 tax stamp in order to make/buy/register a machine gun, silencer or other NFA firearm. This is one reason why silencers are so expensive in the USA; people want a durable and high quality muffler for their gun. There is a bill...

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...

A bill referred to by some as the Hearing Protection Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/367?r=21 No text available yet. It will bring the USA more in line with those other countries which allow unlicensed civilians to use silencers...

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...

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...

...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...

http://news.yahoo.com/smart-gun-law-passes-n-j-assembly-awaits-233057732.html I'm at work right now and for some reason the shipyard firewall blocks the NJ legislature's websites. Weird. Until I can find the text of the bill I don't have any idea what it actually requires. This part is good...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-milwaukee-gun-shop-ruling-20151013-story.html Guns shop sells to one guy, that guy sells to another, cops get shot and sue gun store for allowing "straw purchase." Wounded cops win to the tune of $6 million. Stay tuned for the appeal. I've...

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2546/text This bill would make it unlawful for a person in the USA to buy or sell a gun unless the person receiving the gun has qualifying insurance and the seller verifies coverage. It does not apply to the sale of a gun to the US...

The Oregon Senate passed SB 941; a bill requiring background checks on most firearm transfers. The governor is expected to sign it. https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB941/Enrolled Transfers are facilitated by a licensed gun dealer. This is where it is much...

http://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/237983-dems-would-pay-gun-owners-to-turn-in-assault-rifles Waste of money most likely. DeLauro probably thinks her constituents are idiots. I own several AR's that were previously classified by the feds as assault weapons. I know that they can be an...

The Minnesota legislature is considering bills that would ease restrictions on silencer possession. Previously MN had the most restrictive laws in the USA regarding silencers. The DNR was prohibited from using them for animal control and the police had very strict rules regarding their use...

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/02/foghorn/breaking-federal-judge-declares-interstate-handgun-transfer-ban-unconstitutional/ This will be on the way to SCOTUS, but it will be interesting to watch. Here in California we have a similar case on the way to SCOTUS on the mandatory 10 day...

There is a bill introduced in the House that would ban the sale, ownership, or possession of 'enhanced body armor. It's not a long bill. It does exempt current owners and government employees. Also, it defines 'enhanced body armor' thusly: Type III armor protects from intermediate to full...

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2014/03/05/11-16255.pdf The 9th Circuit ruled that the Yolo County Sheriff's policy of rejecting "self defense" as good cause for the issuance of a concealed carry permit is unconstitutional, as they did earlier in the case against San Diego county.

I don't know if this has been brought up yet but the Federal government would appear to have no authority to require or enforce background checks on firearm sales between private individuals. The current system of FFL dealers and persons prohibited from purchasing firearms was created in the...

Okay, so the US is dammed to stick to it's gun laws. Rightly so, given the basic constitutional right. But what about ammunition? The amendment does not specifically address the right to buy as much ammunition you're able to get in the shortest period of time. Thus I don't see a problem in...

Sooners score partial victory in open carry debate

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110111/ap_on_re_us/us_congresswoman_shot_the_gun Jared Loughner had trouble with the law, was rejected by the Army after flunking a drug test and was considered so mentally unstable that he was banned from his college campus, where officials considered him a threat...