beerslurpy
member
I was thinking about how most people are shocked that suppressors and MGs are legal for anyone to own and how Correira (sp?) was trying to put as many suppressors in people's hands as legally possible. I thought this was a great idea until it occurred to me to do some math and see how many people lived in states that completely bar people from owning these toys. Pretty depressing. Ironically, we might have an easier time pushing for MG legalization.
Without even counting prohibited persons and minors, 38% of Americans live in states that completely ban sound suppressors and 28% of Americans live in states that ban machine guns. Adult felons and minors make up about 35% pecent of the overall population but they cant vote against us or for us, so they can be ignored for the purposes of this article.
I counted Michigan as banning Sound Suppressors although one list didnt show it as a ban state. I counted states with highly restrictive rules (like CA's MG permits for movie studios and no one else rule, or NJs "how well do you know the state supreme court?" rule) as ban states.
It is attached as a PDF.
Without even counting prohibited persons and minors, 38% of Americans live in states that completely ban sound suppressors and 28% of Americans live in states that ban machine guns. Adult felons and minors make up about 35% pecent of the overall population but they cant vote against us or for us, so they can be ignored for the purposes of this article.
I counted Michigan as banning Sound Suppressors although one list didnt show it as a ban state. I counted states with highly restrictive rules (like CA's MG permits for movie studios and no one else rule, or NJs "how well do you know the state supreme court?" rule) as ban states.
It is attached as a PDF.