[grobdriver]

Democrats, "We only want reasonable, sensible restrictions on gun ownership. We aren't going to take anyone's guns from them."

NO MORE GUN LAWS!

[cripplecreek]

So what’s the legislative make up of Missouri?

[Mr. Know It All]

Not going to happen.

[gimme1ibertee]

How about 90 days for Democrats to pack up and leave the country? I like that one much better.

[Oberon]

I thought Missouri was a sanctuary state?

Don't call those weapons "illegal"... call them "undocumented."

[Da Coyote]

Wow, didn’t figure that CW-II would start this soon. Gonna be interesting to see if the dim-bulb-crats actually try and pull this off.

Hope they’ve made sure that their addresses are very very secure.

[publius911]

I thought posting from the Onion wasn’t allowed on Free Republic...

[kevkrom]

Can we just have anyone who signs onto crap like this bill arrested and prosecuted for attempt to deny civil rights under the color of authority?

[AtlasStalled]

It’s so clear that the ultimate goal of the Dems is first gun limitations, then gun registration, and then gun confiscation . . . it’s like the frog in a pan of cold water which gradually becomes boiling, and it’s cooked before it knows it. Them thar’ Dems are sneaky!

[JoeProBono]

http://www.missouridems.org/

[listenhillary]

Democrats are badly outnumbered in the House and Senate.

Posturing by attention whore Democrats with a bill that will never see the light of day.

[apillar]

Good let the democrats in a red state show their true colors trying to push a law that probably couldn't even pass in the darkest blue state. The Republicans now control the Missouri legislature by a 2/1, if the dems keep this up it could be 3/1 after the next election...

[Mr. Jeeves]

I don't think they care if this passes yet. They want to get people used to the idea that such legislation can be offered and is a legitimate government response to mass shootings - rather than outright subversion of the Constitution.

Passage can wait until later, when they are in a better position to force it through.

[Vaquero]

Cracks me up that the Royals and I think the Cardinals are rabid Antigun buttwads. In a Midwest state with a large country population.

[thackney]

from the bill
http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills131/biltxt/intro/HB0545I.HTM

(1) “Assault weapon”, any:
(a) Semi-automatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the following:
a. A pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
b. Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand;
c. A folding or telescoping stock; or
d. A shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
(b) Semi-automatic pistol, or any semi-automatic, centerfire or rimfire rifle with a fixed magazine, that has the capacity to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition;
(c) Semi-automatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the following:
a. Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand;
b. A folding, telescoping or thumbhole stock;
c. A shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or
d. The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at any location outside of the pistol grip;
(d) Semi-automatic shotgun that has one or more of the following:
a. A pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
b. Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand;
c. A folding or telescoping stock;
d. A fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds; or
e. An ability to accept a detachable magazine;
(e) Shotgun with a revolving cylinder; or
(f) Conversion kit, part, or combination of parts, from which an assault weapon can be assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.

- - - -

Doesn’t the forend of the stock meet the definition of 1(a)b & d?

And if any 3rd party manufacture ever makes a 11 or more round magazine, your semi-auto pistol becomes an assault weapon regardless of original manufacture or other features?

[SampleMan]

4. Any person who, prior to the effective date of this law, was legally in possession of an assault weapon or large capacity magazine shall have ninety days from such effective date to do any of the following without being subject to prosecution: (1) Remove the assault weapon or large capacity magazine from the state of Missouri;

(2) Render the assault weapon permanently inoperable; or

(3) Surrender the assault weapon or large capacity magazine to the appropriate law enforcement agency for destruction, subject to specific agency regulations.

They forgot option (4:) Use said weapons and magazines to exercise Constitutional right of self-defense against overreaching tyrannical government attempting to deny the citizenry of their basic rights, specifically removing every elected official that voted in favor of this law.

[Vaduz]

Or as the democrats call it SHOW TIME.In their mine it’s a scam to make them look like they care and win votes.

[Joe Boucher]

ALL who vote for and support it suould have their names & addresses posted on line along with their family members.
Come on folks now don’t be chicken.

[centurion316]

I’m sure that Senator Todd Akin and his supporters will see to it that the Democrat Governor of Missouri never signs this into law.

[Dead Corpse]

Yeah... No.

I really wish there were a way to make this level of stupid self-moderatingly painful...