Posted on 01/25/2011 7:47:16 AM PST by BCR #226
For the last 24 years, rumors have persisted and variations based on memory have persisted concerning the passage of the Hughes Amendment (Machine gun ban) to the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act.
Several days ago, an associate of mine secured a copy of the audio/video of the committee hearings run by Charlie Rangel where this law was passed out to Congress. Rumor insisted that there were shenanigans concerning the passage of the Hughes Amendment but we never had the factual data to back it up. Now, we do. Critical excerpts from the video are now posted on youtube at this link... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Mx2UcSEvQ
Roberts Rules of Conduct were ignored, a roll call vote was ignored, the Congressional Record was selectively "erased" and this has resulted in innocent people being jailed or worse yet, murdered by over zealous Federal Agents because of Charlie Rangel and his personal anti-gun agenda.
Whether you are pro-gun or not, the fact that an elected official would disregard adopted procedures to forward his personal agenda should anger every single person in this nation.
To put it bluntly, the Hughes Amendment never passed and is a bogus law. It must be striken from the books and restitution made to those who have lost their freedom and their Rights. I have no idea how to compensate those who have lost their lives because of Charlie Rangel. The damage done is so severe that this must be addressed by Congress.
Please take the time to review the video. Pass it along to your elected officials and explain that even though it's a somewhat controversial subject, the fact that an elected official would do what Charlie Rangel did is no less severe than had he murdered the people killed by law enforcement following what they thought was legitimate law.
Please let your elected officials know that this law must be struck from law immediately. I urge BATFE to begin conducting amnesties of the NFRTR on a constant basis until this matter is resolved. I also urge BATFE to cease all enforcement of this law as it did not pass.
Thanks for the ping and good to see you here.
Stay Safe Archy!
Now David Codrea of Guns magazine and Examiner.com has picked up the story from this very thread!
I really hope this goes somewhere good. With all the other crap going on, it’d be nice to get an easy win for once.
Roger THAT!!!
You just helped me definitely make up my mind. I'm buying that Kel-tec PMR30 handun in 22WMR and getting maybe three mags for it. Each mag fits flush to the butt and holds 30 rounds of 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire. Almost zero recoil and you can empty 30 rounds in just a second or so and be dead on target. And since I already own a ton of 22 magnum this is a "no brainer" for me.... I think I might take care of that this week, in fact.
Well if I were you I’d hold off, there’s no immediate risk of banning and you’ll pay a premium. I checked some sites yesterday and all the mags for my stuff were out of stock.
We have time but I suspect Obama will try to advance something later this year. It won’t go anywhere in the House or Senate for that matter but it will drive demand and prices up.
National Firearms Registry and Tranfer Record
NFRTR
Yeah, give me time to formulate my thoughts and I’ll respond better than I can at the moment.
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