kbarrett wrote:
There is one problem with this bill as written....
"It would also remove the sporting purposes exception for 12 gauge and 20 gauge shotguns from the GCA of 1968's definition of a destructive device.
All .50+ caliber weapons would become Destructive Devices ( including .50 BMG, a .511 caliber round on that sport/curio exceptions list ), and require NFA registration as D.D.s.
This bill requires modification ... maybe removing the caliber definition of D.D.s, and restricting it to explosive shells."
A moment ago, I read through 1703 at thomas.loc.gov again. From this reading, I did not delve through the particular sections mentioned at several places in the text, I did not see the results you mention.
If the results you mention would come from enactment of 1703, as the thing stands, then yes, it does need modification. Absent that condition, it seems that this proposal is something that should have the support of gun owners.
By the way, respecting the repeal of Pl 103-159, that is The Brady Law I believe, Brady, I think, didn't bear on the shotgun calibers you mentioned. Also, from whence comes the impact you m,entiknwed on 50 caliber rifles?
As for GCA'68, it strikes me that that legislation is also a prime candidate for repeal, which I've suggested to my elected things before. Given that blue is not my best color, I'm not holding my breath waiting for that to happen though.
By the bye, mention of GCA'68 brings to mind some of the reasoning behind criticism of the NRA, which I'm a Life Member of. They have conceded things that should have been fought. Enactment of GCA'68 was most certainly one of those things.