Posted on 12/07/2018 7:26:48 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants
Residents of Boulder, Co., have until December 27 to “certify” their “assault weapons” or remove the firearms from city limits. Those who fail to comply could face fines, jail time, and confiscation and destruction of their firearms, according to the Denver Post.
Boulder police say they have certified 85 firearms since the city council passed an “assault weapons” ban in May. Residents who already owned prohibited rifles, pistols, and shotguns were given the chance to keep their firearms by certifying prior ownership with police. The council also voted unanimously to ban “high-capacity” magazines and bump stocks.
“My hope is that we will see more bans at the state level and one day at the federal level so these weapons will no longer be available,” Councilman Aaron Brockett said in May.
Boulder police Sgt. Dave Spraggs stressed to the Post that no records or paperwork are kept of these certifications. He claims that police only keep a “handwritten count” of how many rifles residents certify.
It’s difficult to estimate compliance levels, and police and city officials have admitted that they can’t do much about gun owners who refuse to certify their rifles.
“This is a very divisive issue where people have very strong feelings,” City Attorney Tom Carr told the Daily Camera. “The folks who oppose these kinds of bans … some of them suggest they’re not going to cooperate. I can’t predict what people are going to do, but I respect the feelings.”
The very first attempt at confiscation SHOULD rightfully result in the citizen using his/her Second Amendment Rights for their intended purpose - to combat tyranny.
Yes. I don’t think this will stand.
Bullshit!!! Let them confiscate them....I’m betting one won’t have a problem finding a lawyer to do this pro bono.
I think I read a story this morning that there is currently like 0.05% compliance and NOBODY is cooperating.
Stupid libtards over reaching again.
Police Sgt Dave Spraggs is a GODDAMN LIAR!
I don’t see any birds either.
Will they be serving refreshments?
Yes, they do. Denver passed some similar laws. The state supreme court upheld some, but all. Some were a split decision, so kind of in limbo still.
Absolute defiance of the core principle of the Second Amendment.
PLEASE read GUN CONTROL IN THE THIRD REICH.
The business of “certifying” weapons is a transparent overreach...
The goal is achieved when people like Ocasio Cortez have all the power, and the people are her grateful servants, term after term after term...
Should go over about as well as the Canadian registry went in the more rural provinces!!
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