page 1 of H.R. 9066 hearing on 16 April 1934 Posted on 06/17/2021 5:10:32 AM PDT by marktwain
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- In 1934, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) administration had been in office for one year. The Attorney General, Homer Cummings, was a strong proponent of national gun laws, which, he contended, could get around constitutional constraints by using the power to tax.
The Justice Department crafted a bill to create the National Firearms Act of 1934.
It was a major piece of legislation, arguably the first time the Federal Government had significantly infringed on the right to keep and bear arms, protected by the Second Amendment.
Attorney General Cummings was asked to testify before the powerful Ways and Means Committee in the House, which was considering the bill.
In the original bill, the focus was on pistols and revolvers, short-barreled shotguns, concealable firearms, silencers, and machine guns. Short barreled rifles were not included.page 1 of H.R. 9066 hearing on 16 April 1934
This made sense. The media had hyped the dangers of gangsters roaming the nation and robbing banks, armed with pistols, machine guns, and sawed-off shotguns. These firearms were demonized as “gangster weapons“, much America’s most popular rifle the AR 15 is called an “assault weapon” and demonized under the misleading name today.
There was no demonization of short-barreled rifles. Such items were commonly used for hunting, offered by major manufacturers, usually as a special order. Both Winchester and Marlin made thousands of rifles with barrels less than 18 inches long. Quackenbush made many thousands of popular short-barreled “bicycle” rifles.
The committee transcripts from April 16, 1934, (embedded below) record how short-barreled rifles were added to the National Firearms Act.
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The Congressman who insisted rifles be added to the list, claimed he wanted to make sure his constituents deer rifles would be protected.
Grumble. Got my SBR Form 1 yesterday. Happy it processed in 1 month, mad registration was required at all.
I’d love to SBR my PS90, but I’ll never register it or anything else.
It’s none of their damn business what firearms or ammunition I may or may not have.
Randy Weaver
Knowing we’re going to end up on lists anyway, knowingly or not, I decided to be on the best lists.
Just a way for them to squeeze $200 out of anyone that wants them.
A way to ensure the poor (mostly targeting black people) that don't have that kind of money to spend don't get certain firearms.
Just like today in CT. It costs over $100 to get the permits to be able to purchase any firearm or ammo in CT. The permits can only be done at 1 place in the entire state, knowing poor people (blacks, Hispanics) may not own transportation to get there to do it.
That is insane.
Connecticut, like so many other states, isn’t as Blue as its perceived. Lots of Conservatives up there, too. But the cities and rich, WHITE, Wall St liberals have control, unfortunately.
One place to go and $100 bucks. Wow
Neither I nor anyone in my family were gun guys, living and growing up on Long Island. That changed after I moved to Georgia.
When I got my carry permit down here, it was about 15 questions and some fingerprints. In less than 10 business days the permit was in your mailbox.
My dad, who was still in NY, had a multi page pamphlet to fill out, with no typos.
Neither should silencers. For me to wait 9 month and 8 days for a device to help protect my hearing? Insane!
All these congresscritters are attempting ways, to keep out of the American citizens’ hands, anything that might draw bead on THEM!
I understand what you are saying...and why...but isn't that just like hoping you will be eaten last? I'm not trying to be snarky. I'm guilty of trying to avoid confrontation with government myself because at 76, crippled and with no family, I just don't have enough fight left in me.
At some point in life, old lyrics come to mind:
"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose"
I can imagine a lot of people making use of that freedom to make America a better place.
Too bad the Roccus of today doesn’t live up to your standards.
Most of these Congress critters are staying low for that very reason.
Not my point at all. Just that, eventually, knowing we have nothing to lose gives us a lot of freedom.
the scary part of the is the "shoot automatically or semi-automatically 12 or more shots without reloading" thing...
Sorry, I misunderstood.
Yeah, my jaw dropped when I read that, too. So according to the original wording in the un-Constitutional NFA all our semi-autos are in fact machine guns?
Come and try to take them!
SS1
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