Posted on 04/25/2011 8:08:04 PM PDT by RC one
Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns.
Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts, Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmen's groups and gun safety advocates. These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.
Like the federal assault weapons ban, the state ban, put in place in 1998, was scheduled to expire in September. The new law ensures these deadly weapons, including AK-47s, UZIs and Mac-10 rifles, are permanently prohibited in Massachusetts no matter what happens on the federal level.
We are pleased to mark an important victory in the fight against crime, said Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey. The most important job of state government is ensuring public safety. Governor Romney and I are determined to do whatever it takes to stop the flood of dangerous weapons into our cities and towns and to make Massachusetts safer for law-abiding citizens.
The new law also makes a number of improvements to the current gun licensing system...
Charlie Kraut also likes high gas prices. Love the guy on Washington Week or Inside Washington...panels are a little weak without him...but I sometimes think the good doctor is self-medicating.
No political career outside Mass.
No political career outside Mass.
You should become an Appleseed instructor and teach others. See my tagline.
I didn't forget. Romney sucks.
Yeah, I was hoping he wouldn’t make it this far. He was also pro-choice just 9 years ago. He’s an east coast liberal pretending to be a republican.
“Son, don’t let them take your gun” - Grand Funk Railroad
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