For those interested, possible new gun law

[Slacker]

Go this in a flyer from J&G today. Just a heads up.

Dear J&G Customer,
This is a special notice to warn you of impending new gun regulation. The ATF has proposed to require gun dealers to provide directly to the ATF the names, addresses, and serial numbers for every purchase of two or more semi auto, mag fed rifles within a five day period!! They are trying to force this in by January 5th, without any approval from Congress, calling it a needed "emergency" regulation. This is backdoor registration of guns and gunowners.
Here is a quote from the notice by the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) regarding this burdensome and illegal move:

"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is moving to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for firearms retailers to report multiple sales, or other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days."
We are encouraging everyone to contact the relevant officials to protest this move. The office that approves regulation changes like this that bypass Congress is the Office of Information and Regulation affairs of the DOJ and they can be reached at 202-395-6466. You can call your Senator and Representative at the US Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.

The NSSF offers the following points to make when calling

1. "Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more difficult for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify their illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement. Traffickers will go further underground, hiring more people to buy their firearms. This will make it much harder for retailers to identify and report suspicious behavior to law enforcement."
2. "Long guns are rarely used in crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics)."
3. "Imposing multiple sales-reporting requirements for long guns would further add to the already extensive paperwork and record-keeping requirements burdening America?s retailers ? where a single mistake could cost them their license and even land them in jail."
4. "Last year, ATF inspected 2,000 retailers in border states and only two licenses were revoked (0.1%). These revocations were for reasons unknown and could have had nothing to do with illicit trafficking of guns; furthermore, no dealers were charged with any criminal wrongdoing."
5. "According to ATF, the average age of a firearm recovered in the United States is 11 years old. In Mexico it?s more than 14 years old. This demonstrates that criminals are not using new guns bought from retailers in the states."
6. "Congress, when it enacted multiple sales reporting for handguns, could have required multiple sales of long guns ? it specifically chose not to."

 

[SpecOps13]

I was thinking today, wondering how many millions of freedoms we've lost over the past 100 years alone.. We loose more every day. Federal, State and Local Governments take them away... SUCKS a Big One....

 

[EvilD]

we need to start going after these guy with civil suits ie $$$ damages to rights voilayions, thousand and thousands of law suits need to be filed worth billins of dollars. hmmm, might have to look into getting this started

 

[Slacker]

Got this flyer from J&G today. May interest some.

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS !!

We wish all our customers and friends a Merry Christmas. Hopefully peace and happiness find all of you this season, and you have a blessed New Year. We especially remember all the members of the Armed Forces serving overseas during Christmas, and ask that you keep them in your thoughts as well.
As the New Year 2011 comes, it will surely bring new challenges for gun enthusiasts. Going into effect this January, California has the new ban on internet or mail-ordering of handgun ammunition to individuals, and the BATF is trying to require reporting to the Feds of all multiple purchasers of semi auto rifles.
On the plus side, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 2nd amendment in McDonald vs Chicago, and here in Arizona we have instituted "Constitutional Carry" with no permit needed to carry concealed, and the new incoming congress appears to be more gun-friendly as well, although we need to always keep up the pressure on our representatives.
We appreciate the support from all of you and hope everyone finds joy and increasing freedom going forward.
God bless,
The J&G team

 

[EvilD]

Fuckin Kalifornia, not really part of the US anyway. Man, I would never live there, NY sucks pretty bad, but other than the weather Kali is 1000x worse.

 

[old timer]

Fuckin Kalifornia, not really part of the US anyway. Man, I would never live there, NY sucks pretty bad, but other than the weather Kali is 1000x worse.

Amen...