Gun Law Drafted In Secret

Daily Caller ^ | April 8, 2013 | Alan Korwin

[lbryce]

Can you imagine what a tough uphill struggle the anti-gun-rights people would have if the “news” media wasn’t falling all over itself to support the anti-rights side?

Connecticut just drafted 138 pages of gun law basically in secret, enacted it before it could be read and digested by those who signed it — and certainly not by the public it pretends to legitimately control — and in doing so ended up requiring federally licensed agents in the state to violate federal law, or flatly deny citizens their rights. Just on practical grounds this is a disaster. But that’s as if nothing, according to leading experts.

Legislators who draft laws in secret are behaving like the king’s men who ignited the American Revolution. They can expect no less if they continue down such a dark road, many experts say.

What did the officials choose to draft law against by this nefarious method? Only the very palladium of liberty, the very thing the Revolution warned us to guard against, a bill to reduce and actually eliminate a right for keeping and bearing arms the public already legally keeps.

Along with a list of many of the most popular makes and models in use today, the bill includes broad descriptions of arms to cover an untold number of other modern and older firearms. Are they out of their minds?

Is it an excuse that they didn’t know what they were doing? Of course not. That is an aggravating factor.

These officials operate by consent of the governed, with rights of minorities protected. Laws are to be drafted in public, with input from experts and the public. They deliberately and with malice aforethought chose not to.

Infringement is banned by the Bill of Rights. This is not some debating point. Violation of the Bill of Rights is an offense against We the People, and throughout our history has earned punishment. Not just at the ballot box, but real punishment. Else, what value the Bill of Rights?

Requiring agents of the federal government, in this case, licensed federal firearms dealers (FFLs), to conduct paperwork and electronic examinations of private citizens which the agents are banned by law from doing, is a clever way to stop citizens from getting firearms. It is also malfeasance of the worst kind, and deserves punishment of the highest order. This isn’t just use-the-other-lunch-counter bigotry, this is the no-lunch-counter-for-you brand.

(Connecticut is requiring FFLs to conduct background checks on private firearm transfers, and offers to pay them. It is a federal offense for FFLs to use the NICS background check system for anything other than their own authorized business sales.)

But the worst offense remains drafting and proposing such treasonous poison in secret. Merely voting for it is no less serious an act. Legislators who participated in this infringement of the fundamental civil and human rights of the citizens of Connecticut act as enemies of American freedom whether they recognize it or not. This is not how Americans behave.

Using the acts of a madman to justify the acts of these madmen is reprehensible, immoral and corrupt. Worse, their failure to act in a way that might actually identify and curb future deranged monsters is a failure to accomplish their most rudimentary role. It is abrogation of their responsibility as elected officials. This is grounds for removal from office. r?

[Uncle Miltie]

"ended up requiring federally licensed agents in the state to violate federal law, or flatly deny citizens their rights"

Excellent! It can't pass constitutional muster, then.

[Izzy Dunne]

But that’s as if nothing, according to leading experts.

Huh?

[YankeeReb]

I can't stand these bills drafted in secret by various "gangs".

What happened to the "most transparent administration" that we were promised?

[WilliamRobert]

NO ONE will do anything about these infringements so why mention them? The people get the government and oppression they have asked for, they, the over, are also the enemy.

If the citizens allow this to pass they are eunuchs.

[Agamemnon]

I got that email from Shaban explaining his vote for the legislation. He and I served on the Republican Town Committee for a number of years. This was my reply to him:

"Nothing in the bill you voted for would have prevented Newtown. It is a gun grab bill no matter which way you choose to equivocate on this matter.

"You voted to deprive your law abiding constituents of their Constitutionally protected liberty by trying to legislate away the common citizen’s ability to protect themselves with at least as much firepower as his assailant will be packing – who doesn’t give a crap about what the laws are in place for the law abiding anyway – because he is not law abiding by definition.

"For all your supposed fatherly, lawyerly, gun owning perspective, you really missed the big picture.

"You bent over and let a pack of whimpering media pussies and Democrat fascist jackals steal our Constitutionally protected liberty. You didn’t make law abiding Connecticut citizens any safer by restricting the number of bullets WE have to fire at out assailants.

"Hey there gun owner-legislator, you’re now only packing 10 rounds – you think your burglar won’t still be packing 30 or more in his mag when he comes to your house to rape and kill your wife? What turnip truck awarded you your law degree anyway?

"The State of Connecticut has now failed to remain law abiding with respect to the Constitution and the Constitutionality of this law and this law will be challenged and this law will be defeated.

"Thanks for raising the costs for the law abiding and lower our collective safety at the same time.

"Dan Carter got it right. You, Toni and John all got it wrong.

"I will remember your vote and will remind others as well come election time."

FReegards!

[Zeppo]

I was not aware of that meeting, so I didn’t go, but if I had gone I would have had a hard time controlling my anger at the filthy politicos who refused to stand up for our civil rights.