Posted on 05/06/2009 7:24:33 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Another outcome is even more likely than that of the state govt of MT arresting the feds. The application of Rule 308 from long range by persons unknown would become a likely proposition.
Note to self: Order book tomorrow from work.
None of these laws are likely to be definitive, but the sure do point to a trend.
Who da man? You da man! Lookin forward to the read...
No apology needed.
It’ll be a big relief when they are shipped. Once they are “out there” they can’t be erased or deleted.
It’s great one DEMONRAT governor has enough scruples to rebel against his party of socialist control freaks...He needs to change parties...
Great news.
I tried that and the "loaners" were never returned!
;<)
Maybe not, but on the upside, maybe they kept bein loaned... my first yellow loaner called home from Tampa last Christmas :o0
No, standard velocity .22 is slightly supersonic, at least in a rifle...
(I suspect that the issue of suppressors is rather Churchillian, as never have so many who know so little expressed so much that is so wrong with so much confidence).
Im still willing to say that the action cycling will still make more noise than the round.
I didn’t review the Montana law, but the Texas law requires the state to defend those prosecuted by the Feds.
HOUSE BILL NO. 246
INTRODUCED BY J. BONIEK, BENNETT, BUTCHER, CURTISS, RANDALL, WARBURTON
AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A FIREARM, A FIREARM ACCESSORY, OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURED AND RETAINED IN MONTANA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 6] may be cited as the “Montana Firearms Freedom Act”.
Section 2. Legislative declarations of authority. The legislature declares that the authority for [sections 1 through 6] is the following:
(1) The 10th amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the constitution and reserves to the state and people of Montana certain powers as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
(2) The ninth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the constitution and reserves to the people of Montana certain rights as they were understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889. The guaranty of those rights is a matter of contract between the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
(3) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the 9th and 10th amendments to the United States constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law. Congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of intrastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition.
(4) The second amendment to the United States constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time that Montana was admitted to statehood in 1889, and the guaranty of the right is a matter of contract between the state and people of Montana and the United States as of the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
(5) Article II, section 12, of the Montana constitution clearly secures to Montana citizens, and prohibits government interference with, the right of individual Montana citizens to keep and bear arms. This constitutional protection is unchanged from the 1889 Montana constitution, which was approved by congress and the people of Montana, and the right exists as it was understood at the time that the compact with the United States was agreed upon and adopted by Montana and the United States in 1889.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 6], the following definitions apply:
(1) “Borders of Montana” means the boundaries of Montana described in Article I, section 1, of the 1889 Montana constitution.
(2) “Firearms accessories” means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including but not limited to telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, and lights for target illumination.
(3) “Generic and insignificant parts” includes but is not limited to springs, screws, nuts, and pins.
(4) “Manufactured” means that a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including but not limited to forging, casting, machining, or other processes for working materials.
Section 4. Prohibitions. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Montana and that remains within the borders of Montana is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Montana from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state. Generic and insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition, and their importation into Montana and incorporation into a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in Montana does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. The authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition made in Montana from those materials. Firearms accessories that are imported into Montana from another state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subject a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Montana.
Section 5. Exceptions. [Section 4] does not apply to:
(1) a firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;
(2) a firearm that has a bore diameter greater than 1 1/2 inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;
(3) ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; or
(4) a firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.
Section 6. Marketing of firearms. A firearm manufactured or sold in Montana under [sections 1 through 6] must have the words “Made in Montana” clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
Section 7. Codification instruction. [Sections 1 through 6] are intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 30, and the provisions of Title 30 apply to [sections 1 through 6].
Section 8. Applicability. [This act] applies to firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition that are manufactured, as defined in [section 3], and retained in Montana after October 1, 2009.
- END -
I just wanted to p*ss off someone from PETA at the time. I don't eat carrots and lettuce, except as garnishes.
Didn't the Russkies make a revolver which pressed the cylinder forward against the barrel when firing, and it was supposedly very quiet with suppressor.
If you is, you is. And a sonic crack is a sonic crack.
I've actually been out in a perfect test situation. Calm cold day, no wind, fresh snow on the ground. With a .22 rifle firing .22LR at a nominal 1050fps, the rising temps actually caused the speed of sound to cross the threshold. The difference with and without sonic crack is stark. The "slap" of a .22's semi auto bolt is negligible. I've also fired 9mm both super and subsonic with quality suppressors. Take away the crack, that's a big difference. Bolt slap? Hardly anything. What is overlooked by folks (including Hollywood types) who imagine suppressors is just how frikkin loud it is when your bullets are hitting a car or a wall. Because most people don't have experience with suppressors (including Hollywood types) they never notice the impact noise, since it's usually not noticeable over the muzzle blast (unless you are shooting steel plates at long range, and there is a significant time delay.) You can suppress a submachine gun's muzzle blast, but let me tell you, shooting up a car at close range makes a racket! "Bolt slap" or whatever is still much less than even suppressed muzzle blast. The centerfire ones I've used are at least as loud, suppressed, as a very loud hand clap, or dropping a big textbook on a floor. Depending on where and when you are shooting, such a sound will not be noticed. But it sure sounds loud to the shooter at midnight. And the Hollywood types, as I've said, are completely ignorant about how damn loud it is when bullets crash into a car or a wall, never mind the suppressed muzzle blast.
It’s an old Frank Zappa song about Moving to Montana Soon,..maybe not relevant, maybe extremely relevant. I survived the sixties and seventies.
The .45 has a much greater release of gas. Both are probably subsonic. Imagine stifling a tiny fart and a gigantic fart.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.