California bans .50 rifles

[Jeff]

Bostonterrier has the right idea. Maybe we can neck the .50 bmg down to .17 and launch a projectile at such ridiculous speed that it breaks the light barrier.

The bullet will then go back in time and maybe influence particular left-wing (and certain right-wing) lawmakers with its tiny and harmless bullet and they will not pass such a meaningless law.

 

[D.W. Drang]

Koretz said, and was among the weapons that the Branch Davidians possessed during the 1993 standoff near Waco, Texas

If you Calipornians don't make him eat these words--this baldface lie!--you ain't got a hair!

 

[280PLUS]

yea, its supermans fault...

if he didn't stop CA from falling into the ocean after lex luthor nuked the fault line...

he shoulda worried more about lois lane, now theres something worth saving...





"break the light barrier" LMAO

 

[OF]

Quote:
"People who already own the gun would be allowed to keep them, but would have to register with the state Department of Justice."

DON'T DO IT!

Don't EVER register your guns. Refusing to register is the final peaceful avenue of resistance you have. Once you register, your next choice in this fight is going to be "Do I shoot the guys who come to get them or not?"

A 4473 here and there is walking the line. Some of my guns have yellow forms attached to them and some do not. Everyone should have at least a battle rifle and fighting pistol free of paperwork.

- Gabe

 

[Pilgrim]

If you Calipornians don't make him eat these words--this baldface lie!--you ain't got a hair!

Back when Purdy shot up the Stockton school yard, then state attorney general Van de Kamp strolled into a joint session of the legislature toting an AK-47 style rifle, with a 30 round magazine inserted.

Van de Kamp claimed to the 120 law makers that in 20 seconds he could kill them all. I wrote letters to Van de Kamp, legislators, and newspapers saying that the feat would be impossible and that the AG was a frapping liar. No one rose to challenge him.

It is one thing to point out a lie, it is another thing to get someone to listen.

Pilgrim

 

[Blain]

and was among the weapons that the Branch Davidians possessed during the 1993 standoff near Waco, Texas.

***? For what purpose is this mentioned? Of course, everyone knows how evil the Branch Davidians were. Good thing we were able to firebomb and storm with tanks (illegal) a peaceful innocent compound of men, women and children. The Davidians victimless crimes of freedom of religion and right to bear arms was enough to justify waging a war on them in a SWAT styled BATF assault.

Of course, owning a .50 rifle just further proves how evil and despicable these people really were. Since they are evil, the weapons they had were equally bad and evil. Thus proving why we must make them illegal.

Yet another reason for the San Andreas fault line...

ROFLMAO!!!!!!

 

[redhead]

Don't EVER register your guns. Refusing to register is the final peaceful avenue of resistance you have. Once you register, your next choice in this fight is going to be "Do I shoot the guys who come to get them or not?"

Well, since I live in California, and didn't start buying firearms until 1999, every last one of them has the yellow form. Not only that, but the Ca. Dept. of "Justice" keeps records of what is purchased and by whom. So they know about my purchases. I didn't know that until recently. I was a "babe in the woods" about gun issues until the last couple of years. I thought I lived in the United States of America (what an innocent dupe I was). I was pretty apolitical until the last few years, now I can say I'm on my way to becoming radicalized. The destruction of the Bill of Rights is continuing apace.

 

[themic]

but what about the drive-by's on full automatic assault machine setting at .50? what then, huh? :banghead:

 

[Nightfall]

After reading this:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21038

and seeing further how the .50 ban continues to roll along without a hitch despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary... I honestly wonder what peaceful recourse California shooters have left, minus a Supreme Court ruling. When the law makers don't listen to reason or facts, and continue on their way despite protest and evidence... what is there left to do?

 

[Shalako]

What really scares me the most about this, and I'm not sure I can articulate it well enough, is that: compare and contrast the 50bmg to a 30-06...

They both fire a projectile from a rifled firearm bore, use a propellant, a brass case with a primer, a projectile that is jacketed with copper, the projectile can be lethal at ranges past 5 or 6 miles, the projectile is launched in excess of 2500 fps into a arclike trajectory, can be used with a telescopic aiming device....the list goes on.

The differences are that the 50bmg cartridge is larger in proportions than the 30-06 and has more kinetic energy. I think that's it???

Holy crap! What's to keep the Supreme Overlords at the capitol from just moving down the line with regards to banning other calibers once this gets a foothold? The precedent will already be established that WE feel (through our elected representatives) that WE cannot be trusted with such devices as those listed above. (???)

And as far as that goes, my new .223 isn't a really big stretch from a 30-06 either. If this gets established, gun rights are doomed in CA...

 

[Topgun]

Hmmmmmmm........I wonderrrr..........

.499 Topgun Express??? Buy blank barrels. Have stamp made. Call Black Hills. Order dies.


hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

 

[shermacman]

Shalako, consider this:
Everything you said holds true for a .22lr also. Well, maybe the primer is internal and the bullet never hits 2600 fps, but you get the point: these people are after your guns. No one uses .50 rifles to rob the Quikee Mart. Terrorists don't use it. Punks can't afford it. It is merely a starting point.

 

[12.7x99mm]

 

[Zander]

The gun was built for military, not civilian use, Koretz said,..

A blatant lie...the rifle was adopted by certain military units from civilian production. Not that the facts are of any import to the gun-control Nazis of the PRK...

 

[jimpeel]

Barrett needs to do two things:

1. Start marking the rifles .4999 cal and in the instruction manual state that in the absence of .4999 cal ammunition, the rifle will safely accept .50 cal BMG ammunition.

2. In the warranty documentation for the product add this caveat:

Warranty void if the owner of this rifle espouses the regulation or banning of this caliber rifle.