Posted on 02/13/2014 7:51:11 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
On Jan. 1, 2014, tens of thousands of defiant gun owners seemingly made the choice not to register their semi-automatic rifles with the state of Connecticut as required by a hastily-passed gun control law. By possessing unregistered so-called assault rifles, they all technically became guilty of committing Class D felonies overnight.
Police had received 47,916 applications for assault weapons certificates and 21,000 incomplete applications as of Dec. 31, Lt. Paul Vance told The Courant.
At roughly 50,000 applications, officials estimate that as little as 15 percent of the covered semi-automatic rifles have actually been registered with the state. No one has anything close to definitive figures, but the most conservative estimates place the number of unregistered assault weapons well above 50,000, and perhaps as high as 350,000, the report states.
Needless to say, officials and some lawmakers are stunned.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
You've stumbled upon another double standard... we're not allowed to be anything less than perfect. Dems can be corrupt - conservatives can't jay walk. It's MSM rules...
Can we get an “Amen” from the left coast? (Did I just say that out loud?!)
The sad thing is civilian cops could walk out on him, unlike in the military where you are stuck. Flying monkeys is right.
A just government derives its consent from the governed..... Wonder what happens when that consent disappears....?
The real problem is politicians like Tony Guglielmo.
My favorite excuse. Every gun owner and most-non gun owners knew because it has been all over he news since they passed it. They are ignoring they unconstitutional law.
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