Summary of Senator Feinstein's AWB Legislation

[Rockwolf66]

I really need an image of an AC566 with a fixed stock plus a five round magazine and an AR15 with a grippod and as many other "evil" features i can cram onto it as i have an Idea for a bit of counter propaganda.

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by Rockwolf66

I really need an image of an AC566 with a fixed stock plus a five round magazine and an AR15 with a grippod and as many other "evil" features i can cram onto it as i have an Idea for a bit of counter propaganda.

There you go.

[Rockwolf66]

You mean show how the Anti gun people can't tell a Machinegun that falls under legal restrictions dateing back to 1934 and a rifle that is very popular for hunting, target shooting and competition?

[commando552]

I thought passing ex post facto laws was forbidden under the US constitution, meaning that the last part about people who currently legally own "assault weapons" having the register them would be quite clearly unconstitutional would it not?

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by commando552

I thought passing ex post facto laws was forbidden under the US constitution, meaning that the last part about people who currently legally own "assault weapons" having the register them would be quite clearly unconstitutional would it not?

I would think so, but they did that very thing to owners of full automatic weapons when they passed the 1934 National Firearms Act. As I understand it.

[Excalibur]

So this bill doesn't ban the possession of the weapons it's trying to ban...which won't change a damn thing

[commando552]

The first time I read it I missed the point about going from 2 characteristics to 1 characteristic. Along with the thumbhole stocks and bullet buttons being banned, this essentially means that any ar-15 will be banned doesn't it? Even the post ban Colt MT rifles would be classed as "assault weapons" as they have a pistol grip. Only way you could have an AR-15 would be for it to have a permanently attached magazine which could only be loaded by "breaking" the rifle like a shotgun and loading with stripper clips.

The whole idea of banning particular weapons based on their furniture never made any sense to me. Either you ban all semi-automatic rifles above a certain caliber, or allow them all as they are basically the same. If this does pass, sales of the Kel-Tec SU-16CA will go through the roof.