StrikeFire83
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Okay, so the election is over and Republicans got hosed, big time. Whether they deserved it or not is a question for a different thread, and doubtless in the coming days and weeks it will be talked to death.
The doom and gloom around here led me to wonder how long it might take the Democrats to enact a new “Assault” weapons ban, with one, two, or ALL of the following characteristics:
1) Magazine capacities above 10 (or 6!!!) banned in new firearms manufacture.
2) A requirement that all existing firearms exceeding the limit be subject to mandatory federal registration as “assault weapons”
3) Federal REGISTRATION of every NEW firearm purchased by a citizen.
4) Federal REGISTRATION of all EXISTING handguns owned by a citizen.
5) Federal REGISTRATION of all EXISTING long-guns owned by a citizen.
6) Several “scary looking” or “military style” guns banned by NAME, at legislators’ discretion, regardless of magazine capacity. (IE AR-15 and AK-46)
7)A Federally mandated WAITING PERIOD.
8)A Federally mandated LIMITATION on number of guns purchased PER MONTH.
9) Large-scale federally-funded gun buyback/destruction programs.
My Prediction: NONE of these things will come to pass in the form of national legislation. Most of the Democrats added to the House are simply not liberal enough to vote for these kinds of restrictive gun laws. They won’t want to queer the party's chances for the presidency in 2008. Even if the Democrats control the Senate, they’ll only control it by one seat. Finally...Bush, his questionable judgment and lame duck status not withstanding, WILL use his veto to strike down such legislation in the unlikely chance it crosses his desk.
I will be posting DAILY updates to this thread (even if it’s just a bump) and encourage everyone’s participation.
Please don’t attack me. Simply state your position clearly and we’ll let TIME determine who is correct.
2 Days since Democrats Voted into Power, and NO AWB II.
NOTE: I am aware that Dems won’t be able to exercise their power until 2007, but for my own purposes I am counting the day AFTER election day (NOVEMBER 8th) as the beginning of the Democrats' reign.
The doom and gloom around here led me to wonder how long it might take the Democrats to enact a new “Assault” weapons ban, with one, two, or ALL of the following characteristics:
1) Magazine capacities above 10 (or 6!!!) banned in new firearms manufacture.
2) A requirement that all existing firearms exceeding the limit be subject to mandatory federal registration as “assault weapons”
3) Federal REGISTRATION of every NEW firearm purchased by a citizen.
4) Federal REGISTRATION of all EXISTING handguns owned by a citizen.
5) Federal REGISTRATION of all EXISTING long-guns owned by a citizen.
6) Several “scary looking” or “military style” guns banned by NAME, at legislators’ discretion, regardless of magazine capacity. (IE AR-15 and AK-46)
7)A Federally mandated WAITING PERIOD.
8)A Federally mandated LIMITATION on number of guns purchased PER MONTH.
9) Large-scale federally-funded gun buyback/destruction programs.
My Prediction: NONE of these things will come to pass in the form of national legislation. Most of the Democrats added to the House are simply not liberal enough to vote for these kinds of restrictive gun laws. They won’t want to queer the party's chances for the presidency in 2008. Even if the Democrats control the Senate, they’ll only control it by one seat. Finally...Bush, his questionable judgment and lame duck status not withstanding, WILL use his veto to strike down such legislation in the unlikely chance it crosses his desk.
I will be posting DAILY updates to this thread (even if it’s just a bump) and encourage everyone’s participation.
Please don’t attack me. Simply state your position clearly and we’ll let TIME determine who is correct.
2 Days since Democrats Voted into Power, and NO AWB II.
NOTE: I am aware that Dems won’t be able to exercise their power until 2007, but for my own purposes I am counting the day AFTER election day (NOVEMBER 8th) as the beginning of the Democrats' reign.