Posted on 11/27/2012 8:30:35 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
An anti-gun owner initiative considered in Washington could lead to massive civil disobedience and a severe domestic crisis, gun law expert John M. Snyder warned on Friday.
"According to confidential information," he said, "forces linked with the administration suggest the government classify semiautomatic firearms and multiple capacity ammunition feeding devices as Title 2 National Firearms Act items under the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Americans familiar with federal gun laws understand that under this scenario, semiautomatics and high capacity magazines could be acquired only with great difficulty and at great expense by America's estimated 100 million law-abiding firearms owners, notes Snyder.
According to Snyder and other gun ownership advocates, the Obama administration long ago realized it would have insurmountable difficulty getting a semiautomatic gun ban, such as that considered by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and others, passed Congress, especially when the House is controlled by defenders of the Second Amendment.
Congressional Second Amendment supporters already are preparing for such a battle. During the Clinton years, Congress enacted a partial, temporary semiautomatic ban but allowed it to sunset after 10 years because of its lack of significant negative impact on crime, according to surveys conducted by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
The Obama administration, now safely reelected, may order the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to take the classification step. Some gun-grabbers view the designation of Street Sweeper shotguns as Title 2 firearms during the Clinton administration as precedent for such a move.
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...and here I thought *I* was the only one! It was a tragic day. I took all my guns camping, because I like to clean them out in the woods, in the fresh air. When in transit across the lake to the next campsite, my canoe overturned and all were lost. I still tear up about it.
Three posts in one. As someone who’s done plenty of website work, I’ve never seen that happen. Except here.
Yeah, before we’re out of MREs and eating grass and bark.
He legally can’t do it.
The author doesn’t understand what the NFA is. They would have to create a class for semi-automatic firearms through an act of Congress for the NFA before he could do it as semi-auto firearm do not fit into any current catagory.
However, if he did do so, contrary to Federal law...he’d have to offer a general amnesty of the NFRTR including machine guns. He cannot do a limited Amnesty as that is outlawed specifically in the 1968 GCA. Only a General Amnesty of the NFRTR is authorized except by an act of Congress. He dares not open that door.
I DARE the administration to go down this road. We’ll have an end to the MG ban and a few other nice little things that the anti’s wet their panties just thinking about.
I’m already out of MREs.
Is anybody surprised?
Tag line applies here.
I'd say let's test that theory with a couple hundred legislators.
I’d really like to pick up an ar15 to add to our modest “arsenal”, but the prices are already going up faster than I can save for one.
Been looking at getting one of the 80% lower receivers and doing the finish machining myself. It’s doable, but still, in total, the AR is an expensive rifle to own (although admittedly likely worth it - that doesn’t help me come up with the cash).
Any FReepers built their own SA rifles? Is there another SA I could obtain/build at a better price that would be worth considering? I’ve read the AKs are pretty easy to build due to their sloppy tolerances and I’m starting to look into those, but I’m still learning.
Good on ya. I have never lost a gun either and these posts about losing them in a boating accident weren't funny ten years ago when they started and still aren't.
They are as old as "Bush's fault".
I hear that is happening all over the place.
But I hear tell someone lost all of theirs from a tear in the space-time continuum – it just swallowed up all their guns and ammo in an instant.
Where is Carl Sagan when you need him?
A double action revolver would fall into the "semi-auto" category.
I assume the Commie will start with small steps...I’m sure he knows there are tons of Democrats who like their guns just as well as Republicans do...
Yeah, that’s what I meant.
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