Replies

All Bushmaster has to do is make their pistol look like a pistol in the ximager.

By doing what, adding non-structural metal? There may not be room. The use of wood and metal in firearms is declining and future designs may not have any. This could someday cause private citizens in the U.S. to be prohibited from owning modern firearms.

The law is still not permanent. This is a 10 year extension.

The Senate version S. 1774 makes it permanent. Are you naive enough to think that they won't pass it in the middle of the night again?

It I just don't see practical, or worthwhile guns being made unavailable.

If you are willing to support the ban of the manufacturer of a class of firearms simply because you don't think they are practical or worthwhile, you are on the wrong side of the fence. While using your page to get to the link to the state page, I noticed that you have a picture of some muzzle loaders there. By your same selfish logic, I should have no problem with banning the sale of black powder (an explosive) since I don't think muzzle loaders are very practical or worthwhile. Terrorists are far more likely to take advantage of that "loophole" than ever use an "insufficiently metallic firearm."

" If you are willing to support the ban of the manufacturer of a class of firearms simply because you don't think they are practical or worthwhile, you are on the wrong side of the fence.

Who said I support this law. I'm just not worried about it and I told you why. I told you there are more important things to worry about-like the AW ban. I'm more worried about not having an effective defense from an air assault, or arty's cluster munitions than I am about this.

"This could someday cause private citizens in the U.S. to be prohibited from owning modern firearms."

Nah.

" The use of wood and metal in firearms is declining and future designs may not have any."

I told you metal IS REQUIRED for the barrel and all they have to do is provide a sufficiently xray dense handle. "There may not be room."

There's always plenty of room. I think you're missing the hint that I am well aware of the relevant physics and material science.

"I should have no problem with banning the sale of black powder (an explosive) since I don't think muzzle loaders are very practical or worthwhile. Terrorists are far more likely to take advantage of that "loophole" than ever use an "insufficiently metallic firearm.""

It's not a loophole. There are some things that are important and some that are not.