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Connecticut...refusing to register their “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines
Bearing Arms ^ | January 23, 2014 | Bob Owens

Posted on 01/24/2014 4:52:29 PM PST by Mechanicos

Governor Dannel Malloy and the government of the state of Connecticut are having their own “Oh, poop” moment, now that they’ve tallied the number of citizens who have registered their “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazines” required by the state’s unconstitutional gun laws, compared that to the estimated number of applicable weapons and magazines in the state, and realize they’ve been ignored.

Historically speaking, 90-percent or more of those required to comply with gun registration laws in the U.S. refuse to do so, and there is no reason to suspect that this registration attempt in Connecticut is any different. I’ve seen estimates of 1,000,000 firearm magazines that should have been registered under the law, but the state reports registering only 40,000… just 4 percent.

Against this backdrop of failure, the anti-gun government of Connecticut is contemplating an “amnesty” to encourage those who haven’t registered to do so, and the local media is more than willing to do their part in the spin game:

" Amid concerns about gun owners who failed in their last-minute attempts to register now-illegal assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, lawmakers are considering granting an amnesty period for people who missed the registration deadline.

The comprehensive gun-control bill enacted last spring required owners of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines to register the guns and declare ownership of the magazine if they wished to keep them.

About 50,000 assault weapons were registered last year, and close to 40,000 people declared possession of magazines – many of them doing so during the final days of December. But legislative leaders in recent weeks have raised concerns with the governor’s office that some individuals who attempted to register their weapons were prevented from doing so as a result of early post office closings on New Year’s Eve."

There were a number of craven souls that did line up in the last few days of December to register their arms and magazines, but that is not the reason that Connecticut’s government is spurred to call for amnesty.

They’re calling for an amnesty period because their internal estimates likely show that their attempt to browbeat the citizenry into registering their arms for future confiscation has been a abject failure, and they are desperate to do anything they can do to encourage compliance now that their threats have failed.


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"Historically speaking, 90-percent or more of those required to comply with gun registration laws in the U.S. refuse to do so,..."
1 posted on 01/24/2014 4:52:29 PM PST by Mechanicos
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To: Mechanicos

Sounds a lot like the compliance in NY.


2 posted on 01/24/2014 4:53:49 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: Mechanicos

Molon Labe.


3 posted on 01/24/2014 4:55:28 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Mechanicos

>> 90-percent or more of those required to comply with gun registration laws in the U.S. refuse to do so

Now THAT’S interesting!

Sets up a number of possible scenarios... will they go door-to-door? Will they (illegally) use the BATF “registry” that isn’t supposed to exist? Will they do nothing and undermine their own rule of law?

Popcorn anyone? Do you take butter and salt?


4 posted on 01/24/2014 4:56:08 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Mechanicos
That's a lotta boating accidents in Barkhamsted Reservoir, gee a lotta somebodies need the Coast Guard Basic Boating Course :-)...
5 posted on 01/24/2014 4:56:20 PM PST by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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To: Mechanicos

Poster self banned...


6 posted on 01/24/2014 4:57:07 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Mechanicos

Oh yeah, self banned...

7 posted on 01/24/2014 4:58:58 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Dutch Boy

Fook em


8 posted on 01/24/2014 4:59:40 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Mechanicos

Someday, someone will realize the cannot make a law against a constitutional right.

Someday that same egg sucking politician might realize that concept will only buy a limited number of votes.


9 posted on 01/24/2014 5:01:14 PM PST by hadaclueonce (Because Brawndo's got electrolytes. Because Ethanol has Big Corn Lobby)
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To: Mechanicos

10 posted on 01/24/2014 5:02:38 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Mechanicos

I went to CT today. I was going to buy some ammo and other stuff. The poor guy in front of me practically had to give a blood sample to buy his ammo. I put mine back.

Never thought it would be easier to buy ammo in MASS.


11 posted on 01/24/2014 5:02:40 PM PST by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: JoeProBono
Good job.

That's a keeper.

12 posted on 01/24/2014 5:05:00 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Vermont Lt

they had ammo?


13 posted on 01/24/2014 5:05:50 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Vermont Lt

So move to Texas. We need more like you, Sir!

It’s not *quite* so cold here, either. :-)


14 posted on 01/24/2014 5:07:09 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Mechanicos

There are too many people for this lawless government to corral with their unconstitutional dictates.

Just pretend they don’t exist....and they don’t. LOL


15 posted on 01/24/2014 5:07:14 PM PST by dforest
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To: Mechanicos

Pleasantly surprised that there are people in Ct. who have the balls to ignore “the man”.


16 posted on 01/24/2014 5:09:57 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (It's difficult to differentiate between a hog calling contest and a Senate rollcall.)
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To: Dutch Boy

I am in NY and I can assure you nobody is registering unless they are high profile personalities like radio tv or politics


17 posted on 01/24/2014 5:21:42 PM PST by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Mechanicos

90% ignoring an unconstitutional law? Nice!

That’s about the same as the percentage of the uninsured who are ignoring the unconstitutional ObamaCare law.

It looks to me like the far left has overreached in many respects, and their government has lost what little residual legitimacy it inherited from past generations. FedGov has no expectation of legitimacy and each command they issue is appropriately being evaluated on a case-by-case basis.


18 posted on 01/24/2014 5:21:50 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Mechanicos

A few of these “lawmakers” need to start vanishing, along with their “enforcers”.


19 posted on 01/24/2014 5:24:05 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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The Gov. and the state of Connecticut do not have the consent of the people. The Gov. and the state of Connecticut are in for a rough patch.

Neither will figure out why.

20 posted on 01/24/2014 5:28:05 PM PST by YHAOS
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