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August 22, 2005 - The New Direction of Gun Control |
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Tuesday, 06 September 2005 |
Over the past several decades, a gun control victory was defined by our side lessening the impact of new gun control proposals. Over time our rights were whittled away, however slowly. FOPA 86 was a step in the right direction but was burdened by the heavy load of the Hughes Amendment.
It is now a new world. The 1994 Assault Weapon Ban has expired. S.397, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, has passed the Senate and is expected to make it through the House.
From now on, let the gun grabbers learn how we have been living. Instead of compromising our position, we should start pushing for the repeal of laws that only serve to undermine our Second Amendment rights.
So where do we start? I propose:
- the Hughes Amendment - The Hughes Amendment cut off the supply of new full-auto firearms to civilians. This was despite the fact that these firearms do not get used in crimes. The actual impact to the firearms trade would be minimal. But, the precedence in the fight for our rights would be significant.
- 'sporting use' clauses - The 'sporting use' clauses in federal law prohibit the importation of firearms that the Attorney General decides are not 'sporting'. The concept was first introduced by GCA 68. HR1703 addresses the issue of sporting use in federal law but also repeals the Brady Bill. The repeal of the Brady Bill would appear unlikely at this time and therefore we would like it's repeal removed from HR1703 or a new bill proposed. Never should our Constitutional Rights be determined by a political appointee.
Just as the current state of gun control was not achieved overnight, neither will we regain our rights overnight. It is time to pull out the knives and begin whittling gun control out of the federal code.
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