retroactive ban= civil war
Sweet, that'll mean my 458 SOCOM AR will have a bunch of 10 round mags.
They have never passed an all-out literal gun grab like in other countries, where they actually confiscate banned guns... they have always either just banned the further import, manufacture, or sale on the civilian market, or required registration, licensure, and fees to have certain things. That will likely be the blueprint for any future proposed legislation. I really don't think outright confiscation would fly in this country. There are enough people who would draw the line there and resist with force so as to make it too dangerous... plus, if they confiscate, the government is constitutionally required to pay just compensation to everyone they take property from. That could be an expensive proposition, and would probably be politically unworkable with all the controversy over the budget.
This exactly matches my take on this topic. Not to mention that the republicans in congress would have to go along with any ban proposed or it will never get anywhere.
Just a $ 500 inital registration fee and few hundred dollars a your to own a controled firearm or mag ( as in full auto registarion ). Maybe a yearly required background check. You can require insurance on a vehicle ( or health insurance ) so how about insurance to own a controled firearm. Many ways to control ownership and they will all be up for consideration now and next time and the time after.
Required health care insurance was not expected and it is legal now. You had best think something is going to happen and it will not be good.
Required health care insurance was not expected and it is legal now. You had best think something is going to happen and it will not be good.
There is no "yearly" fee to own a full auto. Just a one time transfer tax.
Have heard the permit route as well and if you think it was easy to make it illegal to be without health insurance, just wait till they make you have proof of insurance card for your preban AR. I'm betting that they'll just make it prohibitively expensive to own an evil assault rifle. Bolt guns not problem, just semi autos that the military uses and jump up on their own and scare people.
This sort of thing did pop up during the AWB. I remember there was a particular auto pistol that was available in a 10 round 9mm version and a 10 round .40 S&W version. Then some gun people discovered that they could shove 12 rounds of 9mm in a 10 round .40 magazine and use it in their 9mm gun. So that led to all kinds of "cautions" that doing so could get you arrested, etc.
Gregg
