CT proposal: toughest gun laws in the country

[TurtlePhish]

One of the more controversial proposals, he said, is an attempt to circumvent federal commerce law, which restricts prohibitions on Internet sales, by making it illegal in Connecticut to "use the rights-of-way (public roads) for the transportation of ammunition."

What?

This is insane. That pretty much makes it impossible to ship any ammunition into the state. I don't see how stores will be able to stock anything.

The rest of their ideas are idiotic as well.

 

[Silent Bob]

If only they could put half as much effort into thinking up feasible solutions to this nation's very real fiscal problems and other issues as they do devising ways to screw law-abiding gun owners.

 

[481]

Of course CT should institute extremely strict gun laws.

They have been working well in Chicago for the last four decades...

 

[alsaqr]

CT has had an "assault weapong ban for many years. The Bushmaster that Adam Lanza used to murder those kids and adults is banned by name.

Any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user or any of the following specified semiautomatic firearms: Algimec Agmi; Armalite AR-180; Australian Automatic Arms SAP Pistol; Auto-Ordnance Thompson type; Avtomat Kalashnikov AK-47 type; Barrett Light-Fifty model 82A1; Beretta AR-70; Bushmaster Auto Rifle and Auto Pistol; Calico models M-900, M-950 and 100-P; Chartered Industries of Singapore SR-88; Colt AR-15 and Sporter; Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max-1 and Max-2; Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45; Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FN/FNC; FAMAS MAS 223; Feather AT-9 and Mini-AT; Federal XC-900 and XC-450; Franchi SPAS-12 and LAW-12; Galil AR and ARM; Goncz High-Tech Carbine and High-Tech Long Pistol; Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, HK-94 and SP-89; Holmes MP-83; MAC-10, MAC-11 Carbien type; Intratec TEC-9 and Scorpion; Iver Johnson Enforcer model 3000; Ruger Mini-14/5F folding stock model only; Scarab Skorpion; SIG 57 AMT and 500 Series; Spectre Auto Carbine and Auto Pistol; Springfield Armory BM59, SAR-48 and G-3; Sterling MK-6 and MK-7; Steyr AUG; Street Sweeper and Striker 12 revolving cylinder shotguns; USAS-12; USI Carbine, Mini-Carbine and Pistol; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson "Linda" Pistol.


http://www.jud.ct.gov/ji/criminal/glossary/assaultweapon.htm

This is a fine example of the fallacy of knee jerk gun control.

 

[mberoose]

Welp, it's finally here....or at least one of them.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/TOB/s/pdf/2013SB-00161-R00-SB.pdf

Cliff notes -

1) mags capped at 10 rds.
2) designate all semi autos assault weapons
3) permit for any rifle with a pistol grip
4) permit to buy ammo
5) no more online ammo sales
6) register all firearms, to be renewed biannually

 

[desidog]

Without internet ammunition, i simply cannot afford shooting as a hobby. All the stores in southern CT are ripoffs. That's why i got my C+R FFL. This is an Unconstitutional Government Taking.

 

[TurtlePhish]

The bill as proposed is ridiculous.

 

[radiotom]

CT has a really bad twitch in its knees.

 

[goldie]

(Without internet ammunition, i simply cannot afford shooting as a hobby)This is my concern,too. im pretty well stocked up,now im going to be real selective at the range,shoot more 22lr, less of everything else.

 

[David White]

I realize I am preaching to the converted here, but does anyone think anyone but law abiding gun owners will be affected by these?

Only law abiding gun owners follow the new draconian laws that get passed. New laws, or even existing laws, never stop the criminal from committing heinous crimes. Problem is, politicians seem to think that new or even old laws will make a difference.
I don't get it though. When will the politicians realize that laws only work when people have respect for them.
A crook has no respect for the law, either new or old so it makes no difference what laws get passed to them.
Humans in general tend to be stupid. Mostly politicians but a good amount of "regular folk" as well.

 

[mberoose]

Maniacs.

General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 122
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 543
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON GUN USE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a class C felony offense, except for certain military and law enforcement personnel and certain gun clubs, for (1) any person or organization to purchase, sell, donate, transport, possess or use any gun except one made to fire a single round, (2) any person to fire a gun containing more than a single round, (3) any person or organization to receive from another state, territory or country a gun made to fire multiple rounds, or (4) any person or organization to purchase, sell, donate or possess a magazine or clip capable of holding more than one round.

 

[radiotom]

Maniacs.

Is that what I think it is?

 

[mberoose]

One round. ONE ROUND. Any more and it's a class C felony.

I have no words.

 

[TurtlePhish]

I want to move.

 

[armoredman]

TurltleFish, come down to AZ, where all of this,




...is legal to own and CARRY.

I wonder how many felonies this picture would be worth in CT?

 

[TurtlePhish]

We're actually allowed to have VZ-58s in CT

Seems like it won't be that way for long, though.

I'd love to go to AZ, though. It's near the top of my want-to-live-in list.

 

[bergmen]

Without internet ammunition, i simply cannot afford shooting as a hobby. All the stores in southern CT are ripoffs. That's why i got my C+R FFL. This is an Unconstitutional Government Taking.

I have two words for you: Road Trip!

Buy your ammo in another state.

Dan

 

[razorback2003]

Some foreign countries in Europe are looking better gun wise than the way these northeastern states are going.

 

[mberoose]

On the more bizarre, yet telling side of things...

(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who
surrenders a specified assault weapon to the United States or a
State or local government (or political subdivision thereof) as
part of a Federal, State, or local public safety program to
reduce the number of privately owned weapons, on the election
of the taxpayer there shall be allowed as a credit against the
tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to $2,000.

http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/226/text

 

[lionken07]

Oh by i hope this thing doesn't go far....

 

[GlowinPontiac]

Great. We are following in the footsteps of NY.
http://ccdl.us/blog/2013/01/18/alert-ct-plans-to-bypass-public-hearings/

They are going to try to railroad through a magazine limit of ZERO!!! Single shot only.

 

[Solo]

The more ridiculous the bill, the less chance of it passing

 

[desidog]

Quote:

Originally Posted by desidog
Without internet ammunition, i simply cannot afford shooting as a hobby. All the stores in southern CT are ripoffs. That's why i got my C+R FFL. This is an Unconstitutional Government Taking.

I have two words for you: Road Trip!

Buy your ammo in another state.

Dan

With NY in one direction, where it'd be illegal? Or Massachussetts two hours away? My last tank of gas was $4.20 a gallon. That's still going to exclude me from the shooting sports....and probably be illegal to transport over state lines...the way this is going.

Oh, and out of my +/-60 guns, none of them are single shot....

Between CT taxes, the current CT AWB, and now this new poo, I'm definitely a second class U.S. citizen.

 

[gym]

If you choose to live in places that have tyranical politicians, you either don't complain and change it, or you move away.
How any group of people who have an ounce of common sense, don't see this as being over reaching the athority given to these people, is beyond me.
Get the hell out of there, if you cannot change things, then you must make some serious decisions in your life.
If you say that you can't leave, "for whatever reason", then you choose to stay.

 

[hso]

This is politics. These are proposed pieces of legislation that have to be passed. Some are so embarrassingly stupid to even the Antis they won't get any effective support and some are very very dangerous and will have to be vigorously opposed politically.

Tough talkers rarely want to do the real, and real boring, work of beating back Anti legislation. This struggle is a political one and a cultural one. The Antis are using the political process and we must WORK to beat them on that front. They are using the process of demonizing gun owners and 2A advocates in society and we must WORK to beat them on that front. Chest thumping and posturing won't get the work done and it will hurt our cause with the vast number of undecided voters who are being propagandized by the Antis. We MUST beat them on this field before we start clamoring for field of battle.