NRA Supports Bump Stock Regulation

[JAL]

They are still beating this dead horse?

The wheels of government almost always turn slowly, but they have the momentum of a large oil tanker at sea, requiring miles of ocean to turn or stop them. I'm not surprised at all. It was inevitable.

John

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Trump says he just signed a memorandum directing Attorney General to take steps to ban all devices - like bump stocks - that turn legal weapons into machine guns. Expects regulation to be finalized very soon.

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/966053752196227079

 

[T.Lex]

Double you tee eff.

That's got to be fake news.

I heard Trump is dedicated to the 2A.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Double you tee eff.

That's got to be fake news.

I heard Trump is dedicated to the 2A.

And in my cross-post in the "gun control frenzy" thread, they say they're looking at raising the age requirement to purchase "AR-15 style weapons"

 

[T.Lex]

I'm kinda ok with changing the age for all rifles (for purchase) to 21. Not just MSRs.

But for me that is more about having a consistent policy across several issues rather than something specific to guns.

For instance, raising the voting age to 21 makes more and more sense to me.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And in my cross-post in the "gun control frenzy" thread, they say they're looking at raising the age requirement to purchase "AR-15 style weapons"

I hope they don't make it age 59.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I'm kinda ok with changing the age for all rifles (for purchase) to 21. Not just MSRs.

But for me that is more about having a consistent policy across several issues rather than something specific to guns.

For instance, raising the voting age to 21 makes more and more sense to me.

Except it hurts the effort to keep AR-style rifles in the same category as every other similar hunting rifle.

Now AR-style rifles are likely to get their own special class, probably with a cute name like "assault weapons".

 

[churchmouse]

I'm kinda ok with changing the age for all rifles (for purchase) to 21. Not just MSRs.

But for me that is more about having a consistent policy across several issues rather than something specific to guns.

For instance, raising the voting age to 21 makes more and more sense to me.

21 should be the mark.

 

[T.Lex]

Except it hurts the effort to keep AR-style rifles in the same category as every other similar hunting rifle.

Now AR-style rifles are likely to get their own special class, probably with a cute name like "assault weapons".

I'm kinda ok with that conversation. One of my go-to themes is that there's no way to mechanically define an "assault weapon" (or even a "modern sporting rifle") in a way that doesn't already exist. That is, the NFA definitions are about as far as you can go.

The old AWB was a mudfest definitionally.

 

[BigRed]

The old AWB was a mudfest definitionally.

But it didn't stop it from being put into place..... people don't care.

 

[Alpo]

21 should be the mark.

I'd make an exception for .22 rimfire. Wouldn't bother me at all to see semi-auto weapons at 21 or a little above the "danger zone".

 

[straight-shooter]

21 should be the mark.

Absolutely although I wish common sense was guaranteed with age but alas it isn't.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Trump and probably the GOP are working the calculus that most of the 2A world won't care about bump stocks and age limits and then can answer the charge that they did "do something". And they're probably right.

 

[T.Lex]

Trump and probably the GOP are working the calculus that most of the 2A world won't care about bump stocks and age limits and then can answer the charge that they did "do something". And they're probably right.

In defense of the legislators (some of whom I know), once the NRA was on board, that was all the cover they needed.

 

[Trigger Time]

We should not raise the age for anything to 21. We should lower everything to 18. Old enough to die for your coiintry then you are old enough to vote for or out of office who put you there. Also old enough to to drink and to buy your own damn gun since they have no problem issuing you one at 17 and 18 and teaching you to kill people.
Seriously **** these politicians and anyone else who wants to regulate or pass laws to silence others.
Go live your damn lives and leave everyone else the hell alone.

 

[BigRed]

We should not raise the age for anything to 21. We should lower everything to 18. Old enough to die for your coiintry then you are old enough to vote for or out of office who put you there. Also old enough to to drink and to buy your own damn gun since they have no problem issuing you one at 17 and 18 and teaching you to kill people.

Exactly.

It's amazing how easily folks are willing to cede ground.

 

[Trigger Time]

Exactly.

It's amazing how easily folks are willing to cede ground.

Even in our own ****ing community. It sickens me.

People will sit there and agree and say passing more gun laws isn't the answer to reduce shootings which I 100% agree, and then in the next breath they wanna pass laws raising the age limit to keep other Americans from buying guns. Hypocrite much?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

In defense of the legislators (some of whom I know), once the NRA was on board, that was all the cover they needed.

They're the ones that will likely keep the A+ rated legislators' ratings that did the switch-a-roo in HB1424 this year...so yeah, sure. No price will need be paid.

 

[BigRed]

Even in our own ****ing community. It sickens me

AMEN

 

[Trigger Time]

AMEN

Sorry I edited and added some since you quoted me. My brain gets on a tare and it's like I'm speaking in tongues lol