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To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.
U.S. House of Representatives - Thomas Bill Search ^ | February 5, 2002 | Mr. GUTIERREZ

Posted on 02/11/2002 8:47:48 AM PST by ZULU

HR 3679 IH

107th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3679

To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2002

Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A BILL

To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF JUNK GUNS, ALSO KNOWN AS SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transfer a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

`(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of a junk gun by a person during any period that began before the effective date of this subsection.'.

(b) JUNK GUN DEFINED- Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(35)(A) The term `junk gun' means--

`(i) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun; and

`(ii) any combination of parts from which a handgun described in clause (i) can be assembled.

`(B) The term `sporting handgun' means a handgun which the Secretary has determined, using the criteria applied in making determinations under section 925(d)(3), to be of a type generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.'.

(c) PENALTY- Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting `or (z)' before `of'. END


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To: ZULU
England started with this "sporting" clause, and now they cannot have any handguns.
41 posted on 02/11/2002 3:23:25 PM PST by PatrioticAmerican
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To: ctdonath2
You cannot reason a person out of a position they did not reach through reason."

And when said persons gain control of the entire apparatus of a state, what then?

When reason, logic, truth and good will have been swept off the table to shatter like cheap crockery, what then?

42 posted on 02/11/2002 3:29:03 PM PST by Noumenon
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To: ZULU
Do you think the members on the left will be so willing to keep using the term Saturday Night Special once we finish teaching the world where the term came from?

Stentorian, history of phrase N*****town Saturday Night Special

Gun Control = Hate

44 posted on 02/11/2002 3:39:51 PM PST by the
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To: D Joyce
What, did I not get the memo about today being "Recruit a Lone Wolf Day"?
46 posted on 02/11/2002 3:44:23 PM PST by the
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To: ZULU
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transfer a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

This is outright treason against the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, and (if enacted) should be dealt with as such.

If not enacted, all the sponsors of the treasonous bill should be arrested by the FBI, and prosecuted for treason before a jury of their peers.

48 posted on 02/11/2002 3:59:54 PM PST by Mulder
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To: Mulder

Liberal BULL***T - Here's some Inspiration.


Bullet Chart


49 posted on 02/11/2002 4:10:56 PM PST by vannrox
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To: Mulder
Constitutional definition of treason:

Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

50 posted on 02/11/2002 4:13:29 PM PST by the
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"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."

Exactly.

And one of the top priorities (whether stated or not) of our enemies is disarming us.

Every nation, tribe, or city who has oppossed another state, has sought to disarm the other state. This has been the case all throughout human history and is still the case today.

Anyone (domestic or foreign) who attempts to disarm the American People is "adhering to our enemies", and thus guilty of treason.

51 posted on 02/11/2002 4:24:31 PM PST by Mulder
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To: Mulder
"...Anyone (domestic or foreign) who attempts to disarm the American People is "adhering to our enemies", and thus guilty of treason..."

Why are some 'people' too stupid to understand this?

52 posted on 02/11/2002 4:31:36 PM PST by DWSUWF
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To: vannrox
You got some real purdy pictures there!

Of note is this one:

FN P90: 10" barrel, bullpup design, full/burst/semi-auto, 50-round non-protruding magazine, ergonomic design, downward ejection, Level IIIa armor-piercing ammo, mostly polymer construction, integral laser, flexible protected sights, clip-on suppressor, ...

...notable because it represents the state of the art of firearms technology, the arriving future of defensive tools, AND WE CITIZENS CAN'T OWN IT. The Second Amendment officially doesn't apply to the near future. FN P90, USA OICW, HK PDW, ... scoff at them if you like, but they're moving a lot of firepower into very compact packages, and you can't have one - period. While we're bitching about being denied flash suppressors and over-10-round magazines, the police & military are moving to things an order of magnitude more powerful.

Full auto, short barrels, armor-piercing pistol ammo, truly large-capacity magazines, suppressors, ... if we don't start paying attention to the real advancements and state of the art of firearms, and don't insist on the 2nd Amendment meaning what it says, we're gonna find ourselves severely outgunned.

Don't lose sight of the likely weapons of would-be oppressors. The JBTs are becoming equipped with the above (at just $1300 each), and we're hoping to get useless flash suppressors legalized in two years (that's about all the "assault weapons ban" amounts to). We're getting bamboozled folks, we're bickering over change while getting our pockets picked. Forget fighting for pre-ban AR15s - fight for your Constitutional right to own a FN P90 or OICW.

53 posted on 02/11/2002 4:43:26 PM PST by ctdonath2
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To: DWSUWF
Why are some 'people' too stupid to understand this?

I know your question is rhetorical, but here's my stab at it:

1) Either they are in full cooperation with the enemy, OR

2) They fail to understand just how evil the enemy is. If they could, the tyrants would seize all our guns, confiscate our houses, and rape our women; as tyrants have always done throughout the course of history. They'd even take away our "precious" 401-K plans.

Anyone who opposed the tyrants (even in the smallest way) would be sent to prison for life (for those that doubt this, just look at the penalites for violating some of their proposed gun laws). They would turn this country into a living hell on earth.

The bottom line is that anyone who tries to take away the arms of a Free man is just as much an enemy of America as Hitler and Stalin were yesterday and Bin Laden is today.

54 posted on 02/11/2002 4:52:55 PM PST by Mulder
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To: Mulder
You're right... It was largely rhetorical, but your answer begs the assignment of percentages for both (1) and (2)...

I'm going to go with: (1) active traitors at 85% and (2) simpleminded dolts at 15%.

55 posted on 02/11/2002 5:02:26 PM PST by DWSUWF
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To: ctdonath2
Bullpups have one disadvantage that being that the ejection port is next to your ear. I'll take my AR-15 shorty over the supposed next generation anyday.
56 posted on 02/11/2002 5:37:32 PM PST by junta
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To: vannrox
Ooooooooooh!
57 posted on 02/11/2002 5:45:35 PM PST by RogueIsland
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To: junta
You COMPLETELY missed my point. There is an evolutionary change underway in firearms, and you (along with most citizens) are ignoring it. The 21st century of guns is arriving into the hands of soldiers and police, and you're smugly holding onto your 20th century gun. The 2nd Amendment was designed to equalize citizens with gov't agents, and you're oblivious to the advantages they're gaining.

(BTW: the P90 ejects straight down. If you don't know even that little feature, are you aware of the several other advantages it has over your much-longer AR15? and what that will mean if your opponenet has one?)

58 posted on 02/11/2002 6:22:50 PM PST by ctdonath2
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To: Jagdgewehr
The best defense against these guys is to write your congressperson - often and get others to do so. They view morality purely from the perspective of votes and money.
59 posted on 02/11/2002 6:27:56 PM PST by ZULU
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To: ZULU
`(35)(A) The term `junk gun' means--

`(i) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun;

`(i) anything we want it to mean (ALL handguns).;

Truth in advertising.

60 posted on 02/11/2002 6:44:52 PM PST by lowbridge
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