george68hemirr
I think you guys are full of shit.
Some of the reasons for rejection of the federal firearms bill that you didn't hear about, and which the press won't report . . .
The "most popular" of the proposed Senate gun control bill (background checks) sounded like a good idea at first but is more restrictive than anyone anticipated and would have had significant unintended consequences. [ Cuomo is advising them! ] Common activities we took for granted would become federal crimes. These are not irresponsible exaggerations. Please take a moment to review what, thankfully, was defeated.
Here are a few examples of the restrictions in the bill which was defeated: EXAMPLE #1
Loaning your buddy a shotgun for a duck hunting trip is considered a transfer. If the following requirements are not met, YOU HAVE BOTH COMMITTED A FEDERAL CRIME. 1. He must have already purchased his hunting license. 2. Season is already open and will not close before he returns it. 3. He cannot travel with it through a county where season is not yet open or any area where hunting is prohibited or across a state line. [4] He CANNOT stop by your house on the day before season opens, pick up the shot gun, go to the sporting goods store to buy a license and shells, then drive out to the hunting lease. In this scenario, YOU BOTH WOULD HAVE COMMITTED MULTIPLE FEDERAL CRIMES, YOUR WEAPONS WILL BE FORFEITED AND YOU LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO BUY OR OWN A FIREARM.
EXAMPLE #2
Only you may relocate your firearms. If it leaves your home without you the new legislation considers it a transfer of possession. ALL transfers require going through a firearms dealer, paying a transfer fee, and with a background check for the transferee. Putting the firearm, even temporarily, in someone else's possession requires a transfer through a dealer. There is no exception for putting them in a friend's truck while moving to your new house or packing them unloaded and locked in a gun safe into a moving truck. Any scenario in which your firearm leaves your home without you is considered a transfer. Failure to properly transfer the firearm is a federal crime which can result in a prison term AND WILL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF YOUR FIREARM. In this scenario above, your buddy's truck was used to commit a federal crime and WILL BE CONFISCATED just las in current Fish and Game violations.
EXAMPLE #3
Infractions as above which involve 2 guns of any type are considered firearms trafficking. You will be prosecuted under the same federal laws as a terrorist arms dealer.
EXAMPLE #4
Any of the infractions above (or hundreds of other routine scenarios) results in federal charges, confiscation of ALL your weapons and being prohibited, like all felons, from ever owning a weapon again.
Call your congressman's office. Talk to their staff. Tell them how you feel about these draconian, useless, and mindless restrictions which do NOTHING but harm the law-abiding citizen. Proposed laws such as these make you a criminal and opens the door for confiscation.
Think and act. Congress is hoping that you will do neither.
The "most popular" of the proposed Senate gun control bill (background checks) sounded like a good idea at first but is more restrictive than anyone anticipated and would have had significant unintended consequences. [ Cuomo is advising them! ] Common activities we took for granted would become federal crimes. These are not irresponsible exaggerations. Please take a moment to review what, thankfully, was defeated.
Here are a few examples of the restrictions in the bill which was defeated: EXAMPLE #1
Loaning your buddy a shotgun for a duck hunting trip is considered a transfer. If the following requirements are not met, YOU HAVE BOTH COMMITTED A FEDERAL CRIME. 1. He must have already purchased his hunting license. 2. Season is already open and will not close before he returns it. 3. He cannot travel with it through a county where season is not yet open or any area where hunting is prohibited or across a state line. [4] He CANNOT stop by your house on the day before season opens, pick up the shot gun, go to the sporting goods store to buy a license and shells, then drive out to the hunting lease. In this scenario, YOU BOTH WOULD HAVE COMMITTED MULTIPLE FEDERAL CRIMES, YOUR WEAPONS WILL BE FORFEITED AND YOU LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO BUY OR OWN A FIREARM.
EXAMPLE #2
Only you may relocate your firearms. If it leaves your home without you the new legislation considers it a transfer of possession. ALL transfers require going through a firearms dealer, paying a transfer fee, and with a background check for the transferee. Putting the firearm, even temporarily, in someone else's possession requires a transfer through a dealer. There is no exception for putting them in a friend's truck while moving to your new house or packing them unloaded and locked in a gun safe into a moving truck. Any scenario in which your firearm leaves your home without you is considered a transfer. Failure to properly transfer the firearm is a federal crime which can result in a prison term AND WILL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF YOUR FIREARM. In this scenario above, your buddy's truck was used to commit a federal crime and WILL BE CONFISCATED just las in current Fish and Game violations.
EXAMPLE #3
Infractions as above which involve 2 guns of any type are considered firearms trafficking. You will be prosecuted under the same federal laws as a terrorist arms dealer.
EXAMPLE #4
Any of the infractions above (or hundreds of other routine scenarios) results in federal charges, confiscation of ALL your weapons and being prohibited, like all felons, from ever owning a weapon again.
Call your congressman's office. Talk to their staff. Tell them how you feel about these draconian, useless, and mindless restrictions which do NOTHING but harm the law-abiding citizen. Proposed laws such as these make you a criminal and opens the door for confiscation.
Think and act. Congress is hoping that you will do neither.
