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<blockquote data-quote="10Seconds" data-source="post: 2035250" data-attributes="member: 24432">I am as much a 2A supporter as we can find, and I feel it is very important that we are correct in everything we say so we cannot be easily attacked.&nbsp; That being said, the above quote is wrong, the proposed legislation by Sen. Feinstein would not be an &quot;Ex Post Facto&quot; law.&nbsp; These laws are retroactive in the sense that they criminalize past behavior.&nbsp; Example: Yesterday I ate a banana, I have others to eat later.&nbsp; Today they pass a law prohibiting the eating, sale of, or possession of bananas.&nbsp; I am arrested because I previously ate a banana and possess more.&nbsp; This is not allowed.Sen. Feinstein&#039;s proposal avoids this as it provides prohibit ONLY FUTURE ACTION.&nbsp; It also allows for grandfathering of existing weapons through registration, so to avoid a takings issue as well.&nbsp; Now don&#039;t get me wrong, I believe that her proposal is Un-Constitutional on the basis of the 2nd Amendment alone.&nbsp; And there are other problems with it as well.&nbsp; I just feel we need to attach things in a factually correct manner, or we stand little chance in what will surely be an epic battle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="10Seconds, post: 2035250, member: 24432"] I am as much a 2A supporter as we can find, and I feel it is very important that we are correct in everything we say so we cannot be easily attacked. That being said, the above quote is wrong, the proposed legislation by Sen. Feinstein would not be an "Ex Post Facto" law. These laws are retroactive in the sense that they criminalize past behavior. Example: Yesterday I ate a banana, I have others to eat later. Today they pass a law prohibiting the eating, sale of, or possession of bananas. I am arrested because I previously ate a banana and possess more. This is not allowed. Sen. Feinstein's proposal avoids this as it provides prohibit ONLY FUTURE ACTION. It also allows for grandfathering of existing weapons through registration, so to avoid a takings issue as well. Now don't get me wrong, I believe that her proposal is Un-Constitutional on the basis of the 2nd Amendment alone. And there are other problems with it as well. I just feel we need to attach things in a factually correct manner, or we stand little chance in what will surely be an epic battle. [/QUOTE]

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