NFA Title 2 items.

[S.W.G.]

I think the AOW portion should be clarified, not repealed.

A pistol with a foregrip should be a title one item.

Then problem with repealing the whole thing would be that 'hidden' guns would also become title 1 items. We are doing a good job of teaching the American public the rifles, shotguns, and handguns (even the 'scary' looking ones) are legitimate tools for a peaceful, but capable, citizenry.

The average American will view a pen gun or cane gun as a tool for assassinations. To a certain extent they are right, its just that they also have value as collectibles or conversation pieces. Freeing these guns up might make the Brady Bunch's claim that we want to arm criminals seem more plausible to the uneducated.

The second problem, the big one, is this:

The NRA and the shooting community have spent years arguing that the second amendment is about securing the ability of lawful citizens to access and possess the kind weapons that would be necessary in order to function as a militia.

I've managed to convince a few friends and acquaintances of mine that machine guns are covered by the 2A because they are the common tool used by infantrymen in this day and age.

How do I make that argument about a pen gun?

Belt-feds, assault rifles, and even grenade launchers are the kinds of things a militia would employ.

I think that that is a road that we don't want to go down.

 

[Mike1234567]

I think some folks are over-thinking this. I don't see why anything short of high explosives or nuclear weaponry should be regulated to any degree other than "trying to" keep firearms away from violent offenders.

 

[Inebriated]

I think a basic age requirement and proof of knowledge of the four rules should be enough for any firearms.

 

[jeepguy]

I would like to see the sbr's & suppressors lose the tax stamp. I wouldn't mind the manufacture of new mgs but not the removal of the tax stamp for them. Im probably going to get flamed for this, so be it. I don't want to make it any easier for a drug dealer or terrorist to obtain a mg. Or for some nut job to take a mg into a school, mall or theater. I carry a sidearm to have a chance to defend my family & myself. With that sidearm i feel i have a chance to do that, but i wouldn't have much of a chance if any, to defend my family against someone with a mg, while all i have is my sidearm. Their will be a time, if not now where islamic terrorist will be recruited & come out of this country. Their have already been a few. Think of how many more soldiers could have died at fort hood, if hasan would have had an automatic weapon. Im not trying to start a fight, im just trying to look at this from different angles. Remember we are all on the same side, just with slightly different lines of demarcation, ok now i will brace for impact. lol