Surprised Chief Moose isn't supporting a bill to ban those infamous white vans.
So where is the federal government on this?
If a small-town "Boss Hogg" had tried the latter, federal agents would be swarming in his town, and Bush himself would probably make a statement on it. Bottom line: the law wouldn't pass, Boss Hogg would be out of job, and likely in a federal prison (I believe it is a federal crime to conspire to deprive anyone of their Constitutional Rights
So why is the federal government silent here?
The reason is that the our federal officials, of both parties, do not believe in individual Rights nor the Bill of Rights. They simply don't recognize these Rights, just as England did not in the mid-to-late 1700s.
Instead, each complaint of violations of our Rights is weighed by political gurus. Those few issues that will bring good press and high poll numbers are addressed. Those that won't bring good press are simply ignored.
I can use a Browning BLR .223 (lever action) more effectively than most people can use an M16
Will he ban lever actions next?
After all, they were the assualt weapons of the Little Big Horn
Even though the murder weapon was an AR-15, only one shot at a time was taken. So even if the ban were not only 100% enforced but even 100% complied with, a much taller order, the same murders could have still been perpetrated with bolt or lever action rifles.
By the way, note the criterion for his support of this legislation: if it doesn't improve livability, it can be banned.
Moose is just another enemy of the 2nd Amendment.
"Chief Moose" ought to collect his fat, undeserved paychck and shut up.
Hey chief, go out and profile some white boys. That seems to be your strong suit. Gotta have that diversity.
Yeah, because the feds waste their time going after the legal, law-abiding owners of all these scary-looking weapons instead of focusing on an actual investigation. BTW, Moose, in each instance the DC snipers fired ONE shot - so their spree could have been done just as effectively with an old bolt-action hunting rifle. Rapid-fire had nothing to do with it. Your incompetence, however, had much to do with the final death toll, because you couldn't even figure out to query your own database.
Another bill would require owners to notify authorities if they lose a gun. Chief Moose said police waste valuable time tracking down the owner of the gun used in a crime, only to be told it was lost or stolen.
This one might have some merit.
The third bill would expand Maryland's ballistics fingerprinting system to include long rifles. Maryland currently only "fingerprints" handguns by recording a bullet fired from the gun into a state database.
Yeah, the ATF ballistics database for crime-scene bullets was so effective in connecting the shootings in Alabama, Louisiana and Arizona to the DC snipers. Whoops, it wasn't. So why are you promoting this, Moosebreath?
So, how often will gunowners be required to inventory their collections, to assure that none have been stolen?
How often will you be "audited?"
Will a search warrant be required for these "audits?" Or will they be "No-Knock" - the cop's favorite operating mode?
What color balaclava (mask) will the "auditors" wear?
Military features, such as triggers, firing pins and barrels.