Posted on 05/06/2009 7:24:33 AM PDT by tcrlaf
The state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY.
The State of Montana has defied the federal government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown between the federal government and the State of Montana . The federal government fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns they can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal - confiscation of privately owned firearms.
Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and risks them saying the federal agents have no right to violate their state gun laws and arrest the federal agents that try to enforce the federal firearms acts. This will be a world-class event to watch.
Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obama's face. If the federal government does nothing they lose face. Gotta love it.
Important Points - If guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for sale and use inside that state then the federal firearms laws have no applicability since the federal government only has the power to control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws especially the constitution of the USA , the very document that empowers the USA .
Silencers made in Montana and sol in Montana would be fully legal and not registered. As a note silencers were first used before the 007 movies as a device to enable one to hunt without disturbing neighbors and scaring game. They were also useful as devices to control noise when practicing so as to not disturb the neighbors.
Silencers work best with a bolt-action rifle. There is a long barrel and the chamber is closed tight so as to direct all the gases though the silencer at the tip of the barrel. Semi-auto pistols and revolvers do not really muffle the sound very well except on the silver screen. The revolvers bleed gas out with the sound all over the place. The semi-auto pistols bleed the gases out when the slide recoils back.
Silencers are maybe nice for snipers picking off enemy soldiers even though they reduce velocity but not very practical for hit men shooting pistols in crowded places. Silencers were useful tools for gun enthusiasts and hunters.
There would be no firearm registration, serial numbers, criminal records check, waiting periods or paperwork required. So in a short period of time there would be millions and millions of unregistered untraceable guns in Montana . Way to go Montana !
My favorits silenced weapon is the grease gun. On full auto, it sounds like a sewing machine, the action is the loudest part.
Thank you!
Where necessary to make a regulation of interstate commerce effective, Congress may regulate even those intrastate activities that do not themselves substantially affect interstate commerce.
-J. Scalia concurring, Gonzales v Raich
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Respondents Diane Monson and Angel Raich use marijuana that has never been bought or sold, that has never crossed state lines, and that has had no demonstrable effect on the national market for marijuana. If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything, and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers.
J. Thomas dissenting, Gonzales v Raich
I’m with you
and while we have some good gun laws none of them came from this idiot we have now.
He refuses to sign the state rights bill, he won’t even sign a heritage plate . Instead he keeps harping on about how he is for Fl and how he is for everyone .
Well he doesn’t understand that it was mostly republicans who voted for him(not me I went for Gallagher) not Dems
Iwish Mica my rep would be Gov, a good conservative who is very different from the idiot we have now
many gun firms are in NH but I can see them moving out of there soon , what with the way NH is turning into another MA liberal hell hole
I would think if they tried, it wouldn't last long. That was precisely the problem with VA Tech and Columbine. There was no one to put a stop to the shooters.
Texas HR 1863, the state rep is Berman...
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HB1863
Actually, Raich simply substituted marijuana for corn. SCOTUS relied on a prior case telling a farmer the corn he raised on his own farm to feed to his own animals was subject to federal regulation.
The difference here is that a complex manufactured item CAN be distinguished from comparable items manufactured elsewhere. One possible acceptable outcome is that federal regulation could be limited to requiring the manufactured items be marked to indicate manufacturer and state, a minimal imposition resolving the "inability to distinguish items manufactured & distributed intrastate from interstate".
Yes, it will be a tough battle. It must be fought, and it must be won, and a growing number of states are getting in on the action on our side.
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Because you (nor anyone else) haven’t challenged it in court.
Thank you!
I’ll support any efforts - but I will not be holding my breath .....
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Montana has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the US. An estimated 75% of households own guns. Occupied dwelling burglary is VERY rare in Montana for that reason. Furthermore, open carry is legal in all but a few locations like government buildings, etc. CCW is shall issue, but if you are outside a city limits and going to or coming from “an activity in which personal protection might be required” concealed carry requires no permit. Such activities include hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, boating, farming, ranching, etc.
And ^still^ not the best song on that album.
Dyna MoHumm
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billhtml/HB0246.htm
I didn’t see a link to the actual biil, so here it is.
When a Democrat does something right, we should be the first in line to praise them. So I will do so. (It’s a very rare occurrence.)
This is a great step for individual liberties, states’ rights, and teh Constitution. Let’s hope that Montana doesn’t cave when Firefly decides to put pressure on them.
Are you serious? Good God man you must be working for pinko commie liberal facist do gooders. I’m so sorry...
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