Awright - who forgot to give the old coot her meds THIS time!
Posted on 05/01/2005 8:49:51 AM PDT by risk
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Bay City News Wire FEINSTEIN SEEKS TOUGHER REGULATION OF RIFLE 05/01/05 12:40 PDT
By Bay City New Service
Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Friday the introduction of legislation that would classify .50-caliber rifles in the same category as machine guns or sawn-off shotguns.
The legislation would change the .50-caliber's classification as a "long gun,'' requiring all future sales to go through a licensed gun dealer and a background check on the buyer, Howard Gantman, a Feinstein spokesman, reported. If the legislation passed, the Internal Revenue Service would also record all future purchases of the weapon under the National Firearms Act.
The U.S. military commonly uses the large weapon, which California banned in 2004, as a sniper rifle. According to Feinstein, the destructive power of the rifle makes it different than a standard rifle, requiring more safeguards before a person can purchase the weapon.
"For instance, a sniper atop the Washington Monument (with a .50-caliber rifle) could target anybody or anything within a four-mile radius, including the White House, the Capitol, every building on or around the Mall, and aircraft flying in and out of Reagan National Airport,'' Feinstein said in a statement.
The rifles are currently classified in the same category as .22-caliber target rifles and .30-06-caliber hunting rifles.
There they go again... (For your ping lists.)
You think Feinstein gives a damn about either?
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars. (THR)
And how do I sneak up the Wahington Monument with one?
This has about as much chance of going anywhere during the next 3 1/2 years as I have of being elected a Senator from California.
(I live in New Jersey.)
Wahington -> Washington
In 1968, the left was concerned about small, inexpensive firearms because they were small and inexpensive. Now they're worried about big weapons because they're, well...big.
We can only hope that a CCC(Credible Conservative Candidate) comes forward in January to run against this liberal relic, Feinstein, in November 2006!
She desperately wants her constituents to believe so.
Diane, you can have my gun when you pry it out of my cold dead fingers. Better make sure I am dead before you try, I play possum.
I thought they banned the .50 in California.
It's all about the terrifying imagery. Never mind facts. Facts would interfere with the campaign of fear.
Awright - who forgot to give the old coot her meds THIS time!
facts? Logic?
not from Fienswine....
'nuff said.
i wish somebody would ask that SKANK in public what she'll do when everybody starts making .4999 guns instead?????? wellll... we'll just have to ban them toooo, right???
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