DeepSouth
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At least according a TIME article I read today, before you dismiss them as idiots (as I did) read the article, while I still disagree I do see the point they made.
If nothing else I got reminded that we didn't just begin the battle to keep our right to bear arms, I was also reminded that "let the states decide" is sometimes a bad idea, hence the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Full Article HERE
If nothing else I got reminded that we didn't just begin the battle to keep our right to bear arms, I was also reminded that "let the states decide" is sometimes a bad idea, hence the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The first significant federal law aimed at curtailing gun violence, the National Firearms Act of 1934, enacted a series of measures aimed mostly at stemming the spread of ever-more destructive weapons into the hands of criminals at a time of spiraling gangland violence. Chief among the weapons and accessories it regulated were sawed-off shotguns (defined as those having a barrel shorter than 18 inches), machine guns, and silencers.
Not only did states move to restrict fully automatic weapons – those that fire a continuous stream of bullets when the trigger is depressed – but also semi-automatic weapons that fire without reloading and with each pull of the trigger. At least seven, and as many as ten states enacted legislation that in various ways sought to restrict such weapons. Sometimes, fully automatic and semi-automatic weapons were treated in the same way.
Full Article HERE