WHAT'S COMING IN GUN CONTROL

SPECIAL POST

From Dianne Feinstein's Website comes the bill that Obama favors:

Following is a summary of the [proposed] 2013 legislation:

• Bans the sale, transfer, importation, or manufacturing of:
• 120 specifically-named firearms;
• Certain other semiautomatic rifles, handguns, shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and have one or more military characteristics; and
• Semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds.
• Strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and various state bans by:
• Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test;
• Eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from the characteristics test; and
• Banning firearms with “thumbhole stocks” and “bullet buttons” to address attempts to “work around” prior bans.
• Bans large-capacity ammunition feeding devices capable of accepting more than 10 rounds. 
• Protects legitimate hunters and the rights of existing gun owners by:
• Grandfathering weapons legally possessed on the date of enactment;
• Exempting over 900 specifically-named weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes; and
• Exempting antique, manually-operated, and permanently disabled weapons.
• Requires that grandfathered weapons be registered under the National Firearms Act, to include:
• Background check of owner and any transferee;
• Type and serial number of the firearm;
• Positive identification, including photograph and fingerprint;
• Certification from local law enforcement of identity and that possession would not violate State or local law; and
• Dedicated funding for ATF to implement registration.

I have a .17 HR Springfield Rifle that I use for target shooting.  On a good day, you could take down a squirrel with it.  It has a "thumbhole stock."  Additionally, the proposed law says that we can keep the guns we have, but they must be registered. 




It will be a cold day in hell before I will register any of my rifles with anyone.  I have two pistols which are registered to me in California and one which is not, nor am I required to register it unless I choose to carry it as a concealed weapon.  I will be damned if I will be made to pay for the sins of others in America, the land of the free.  



There's nothing in this proposed legislation... nothing....  that would have prevented Columbine or Sandy Hook or any other mass shooting.  There's no penalty for the use of any gun illegally in the possession of the shooter. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.