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Gun Law Update
by Alan Korwin, Author
Gun Laws of America
Jan. 5, 2008
1. Officials stocking up on AR-15-style long guns
2. Preliminary gun ban list revealed
1. S&W sales
With bans on AR-15 and AR-15-styled rifles to the public expected under
the Obama administration (see gun-ban lists below), Smith and Wesson has
just announced expansion of that market, with the sale of 275 of its
M&P15 rifles to the Chicago police department. http://tinyurl.com/742qre
Chicago, president-elect Obama’s home town, has virtual bans on
handguns and strict repressive limits on long guns, but police are
excluded and criminals blithely ignore the provisions.
The M&P15 strongly resembles the AR-15, a high quality, semi
automatic long gun used by the U.S. military and the public for decades.
What the Chicago police expect to do with 275 of the guns, vilified as
assault weapons by the lamestream media, was undisclosed. Assault, it
has been noted, is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.
In other news, the Minnesota State Patrol has purchased 90 of the
high-quality M&P15 firearms, which retail for more than $1,000 each.
In still other news, actor David Spade donated $100,000 to the Phoenix
police department, to buy 50 new AR-15 rifles made by Colt, an S&W
competitor. Spade was apparently moved by a “news” broadcast that
said Phoenix officers had to buy their own rifles due to lack of
funding, and he wanted to help them out.
2. Gun-ban list proposed
Slipping below the radar (or under the short-term memory cap), the
Democrats have already leaked a gun-ban list, even under the Bush
administration when they knew full well it had no chance of passage (HR
1022, 110th Congress). It serves as a framework for the new list the
Bradys plan to introduce shortly.
I have an outline of the Brady’s current plans and targets of
opportunity, I’m working on getting that news out asap after these ban
lists, probably be ready in the next few days. It’s horrific.
They’re going after the courts, regulatory agencies, firearms dealers
and statutes in an all out effort to restrict we the people. They’ve
made little mention of criminals.
Now more than ever, attention to the entire Bill of Rights is critical.
Gun bans will impact our freedoms under search and seizure, due process,
confiscated property, states rights, free speech, right to assemble and
more, in addition to the Second Amendment. See what 250 of your peers
thought during our recent Bill of Rights Day event at the Wrigley
Mansion in Phoenix: http://www.gunlaws.com/BOR-Day-2008-Report.htm
The Democrats current gun-ban-list proposal (final list will be worse):
Rifles (or copies or duplicates):
M1 Carbine, Sturm Ruger Mini-14, AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15,
AR-10, Thompson 1927, Thompson M1;
AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93,
VEPR;
Olympic Arms PCR; AR70, Calico Liberty, Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or
Dragunov SVU, Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC, Hi-Point
Carbine, HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, Thompson 1927 Commando, Kel-Tec
Sub Rifle;
Saiga, SAR-8, SAR-4800, SKS with detachable magazine, SLG 95, SLR 95 or
96, Steyr AU, Tavor, Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil
Sniper Rifle (Galatz).
Pistols (or copies or duplicates):
Calico M-110, MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3, Olympic Arms OA, TEC-9, TEC-DC9,
TEC-22 Scorpion, or AB-10, Uzi.
Shotguns (or copies or duplicates):
Armscor 30 BG, SPAS 12 or LAW 12, Striker 12, Streetsweeper.
Catch-all category (for anything missed
or new designs):
A semiautomatic rifle that accepts a detachable magazine and has (i) a
folding or telescoping stock, (ii) a threaded barrel, (iii) a pistol
grip (which includes ANYTHING that can serve as a grip, see below), (iv)
a forward grip; or a barrel shroud.
Any semiautomatic rifle with a fixed magazine that can accept more than
10 rounds (except tubular magazine .22 rimfire rifles).
A semiautomatic pistol that has the ability to accept a detachable
magazine, and has (i) a second pistol grip, (ii) a threaded barrel,
(iii) a barrel shroud or (iv) can accept a detachable magazine outside
of the pistol grip, and (v) a semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine
that can accept more than 10 rounds.
A semiautomatic shotgun with (i) a folding or telescoping stock, (ii) a
pistol grip (see definition below), (iii) the ability to accept a
detachable magazine or a fixed magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds,
and (iv) a shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
Frames or receivers for the above are included, along with conversion
kits.
Attorney General gets carte blanche to
ban guns at will:
Under the proposal, the U.S. Attorney General can add any
“semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or
law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm,
that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined
by the Attorney General.” Note that Obama’s pick for this office
(Eric Holder, confirmation hearing set for Jan. 15) wrote a brief in the
Heller case supporting the position that you have no right to have a
working firearm in your own home.
In making this determination, the bill says, “there shall be a
rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United
States military or any federal law enforcement agency is not
particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be
determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely
because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.”
In plain English this means that ANY firearm ever obtained by federal
officers or the military is not suitable for the public.
That presumption can be challenged only by suing the federal government
over each firearm it decides to ban, in a court it runs with a judge it
pays. This virtually dismisses the principles of the Second Amendment.
The last part is particularly clever, stating that a firearm doesn’t
have a sporting purpose just because it can be used for sporting purpose
-- is that devious or what? And of course, “sporting purpose” is a
rights infringement with no constitutional or historical support
whatsoever, invented by domestic enemies of the right to keep and bear
arms to further their cause of disarming the innocent.
If these near-total bans aren’t enough, the most dangerous part may be
the phrase “pistol grip” because: “The term ‘pistol grip’
means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can
function as a grip.” In other words, any semi-auto long gun with a
grip (that’s ALL semi-auto long guns) would be banned under the
existing proposal. It’s not clear what they hope to achieve by
deceptively banning guns with grips instead of just calling to ban the
guns -- even an idjit can tell it’s the same thing.
I didn’t cover here all the magazine bans, transfer bans, dealer
record-keeping and centralized reporting, and a host of nuisance details
-- there will be time enough for that when the new lists are released
soon: “As soon as President-elect Obama is inaugurated and the 111th
Congress is sworn in,” according to Ms. Brady. Congress is set to be
sworn in on Jan. 6, Inauguration Day is Jan. 20.
No one expects the new proposal to be less abusive than the current one
supported by the party of the Democrats. Remember -- these bans were
proposed when the congressional anti-rights crowd had no chance of
success. Now they are ready to run wild, or according to Sarah herself,
“I have never been so confident.” The “news” media has failed to
report on any of this, preferring instead to blare that the incoming
president supports the Second Amendment and commonsense (sic) laws.
To see the whole bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and search for HR
1022, (switch to the 110th Congress if the 111th has begun).
The excellent Firearms
Coalition started by the late Neal Knox and now run by his
family members makes these important points about the upcoming Judiciary
hearings for AG nominee Holder:
“The Democrat members of the Judiciary Committee are all sworn enemies
to the Second Amendment and are unlikely to be swayed at all by any
firearms related arguments, but might hesitate to confirm based on
Holder’s participation in the pardons of 16 Puerto Rican terrorists
and billionaire financier and arms merchant Marc Rich [and perhaps the
Elian Gonzalez abduction by federal agents Holder authorized]. Any
letters to Democrats should focus on those issues.
“On the Republican side, Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the
committee has never been a friend to gun rights, but he owes his
reelection to NRA support and has expressed concern over the pardon
issues. Among the other Republicans, most are relatively reliable
votes, but only Coburn has routinely taken a leadership role on Second
Amendment matters. All of them need to be pressed hard to do
everything they can to block the appointment.
“For more information about Eric Holder and why his appointment must
be fought tooth and nail, go to our web site at http://www.FirearmsCoalition.org.”
Respectfully submitted,
Alan Korwin, Author
Gun Laws of America
http://www.gunlaws.com/gloa.htm
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