“Amid concerns about gun owners who failed in their last-minute attempts to register now-illegal assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, lawmakers are considering granting an amnesty period for people who missed the registration deadline,” courant.com reports. “The comprehensive gun-control bill enacted last spring required owners of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines to register the guns and declare ownership of the magazine if they wished to keep them. About 50,000 assault weapons were registered last year, and close to 40,000 people declared possession of magazines – many of them doing so during the final days of December.” As TTAG reported, there’s been massive non-compliance with the registration requirement. According to Constitution State Republicans, that’s because the post office closed early on New Year’s eve . . .
But [Republican] legislative leaders in recent weeks have raised concerns with the governor’s office that some individuals who attempted to register their weapons were prevented from doing so as a result of early post office closings on New Year’s Eve.
“It had come to my attention and the attention of others that many people who were attempting in good faith to comply with the law…were not able to because of what I would argue were circumstances not under their control,” said Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, who said he has been in discussion with other lawmakers about a possible amnesty period for people who tried to register but failed to do so.
Post offices closed at noon on Dec. 31, and as a result, “many citizens” dropped their paperwork in the mail on Dec. 31, but had it returned because it was not postmarked until Jan. 2, said McKinney, who last week wrote a letter to the governor’s office asking them to process the applications postmarked Jan. 2.
The governor’s office responded Tuesday with a letter to legislative leaders in which they maintained the law prevents them from processing the late applications.
“We said, well, it’s too late,” said Michael Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice and Policy Planning for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Surely this “amnesty” would benefit the State’s gun grabbers, who could initiate confiscation with the sop “Hey, we gave them TWO CHANCES to register.” That’s pretty hard-core but one gets the sense that’s the mood amongst the antis.
Lawlor’s letter to legislators included guidelines for individuals whose late registrations were not processed: they can render the firearm or magazine inoperable, sell it to a licensed gun dealer, remove it from the state, or turn it over to law enforcement. Lawlor said the General Assembly must pass new legislation if the late applications are to be processed.
And what of the thousands if not tens of thousands who didn’t register? As I said back in August, the race to Ruby Ridge continues apace.
Ummm, yes. Next question?
At least we are free, unlike those poor slobs in Russia.
Freer… Than those poor slobs in Russia, but for how long?
Our freedom is an illusion. Furthermore, the government knows the people are sheep, it’s been proven over & over again. They can get away with murder, oppression and lies without any repercussions.
The Vietnam War and the release of the Pentagon Papers is an excellent example.
“If the American people knew the truth about how they had been lied to about the myths that had led them to endorse this butchery for twenty-five years that they would choose against it—and the risk that you’ve taken when you do that is that you will learn something about your fellow citizens that you won’t like to hear that; they hear it, they learn from it, they understand it, and they proceed to IGNORE IT!” – Daniel Ellesberg
MD is bad, but this is shameful. It is like shoving in your face again. This BS will end when this administration ends. Or,we all move west. Talk about stand your ground folks!
Why do they keep being described as assault weapons?
This “law” needs to be ignored. Anyone sitting on a jury in this matter must find the defendant not guilty.
Since half of the country votes Democrat, and a lot of those folks think this kind of legislation is a great idea, I don’t know if betting your freedom on jury nullification is a bright idea (in fact, it’s probably never a bright idea).
Prosecutors and judges are going to ensure the jury feel like their job is to mindlessly apply the law, not assess the legality of the law in question.
I look at this as an admission of failure. If the citizens of Connecticut stand their ground and don’t register the law will collapse. It is clear that the State is willing to enforce its edicts on a small number of citizens but cannot do it in the face of mass civil disobedience. Gun owners of Connecticut should continue to stand up for their rights. Official Connecticut is a paper tiger
Get FPS R to do a couple of legit gear reviews on video. See what he really knows.
I’m looking forward to the day when Connecticut officials start publishing statistics on how many crimes were prevented and how many were solved because of this registration.
A better set of questions would be: “How many crimes were prevented and how many crimes were created” by the new law.
They forgot option E: Keep the unregistered gun and become the defendant in the test case. This is the option I would pursue.
Looks good. I’m a glock guy anyway. This has been a good read and funny. I think that owning any handgun is the right answer, personally I own many of several different caliber because I like options. There is ‘No’ right or wrong answer. Someone that is comfortable and accurate with a 380 will always be more affective than one that is uncomfortable and inaccurate with a 45acp bottom line.
I’m just thinking out loud, but what might happen if there is an amnesty period and hardly anyone shows up? Maybe CT would realize how dumb the whole thing is? Now I’m not advocating that anyone do anything illegal, but it would be interesting to see if CT legislators and gun grabbers might rethink the whole idea in the face of failure. Once again, not telling people to do anything illegal, but it would be interesting if people didn’t register anything. What if people just stood up for their rights and said “I’m not going to bend the knee to oppressive laws. I’m not going to register and nobody else should.”
Boy it would be interesting if that happened.
If they failed to register the second time the libtards would just double down on the stupid and pass something like hitting the owner with 10 years in prison mandatory minimum.
They won’t cave in the face of failure. Citizen non compliance, or allowing non compliance is inconceivable to them. To them it just means they need to get tough on all those newly minted gun criminals.
Remember to a liberal there is no such thing as tolerance if you disagree with their ideas. Disagreement will provoke their narcissistic rage at you the ignorant unwashed common man, for failing to recognize the superiority of their ideals.
Something is missing or off … Malloy is being a hard-ass about those people who couldn’t register because it was too late. Maybe the numbers who registered is really less than the 50k they’re spouting. It’s also possible there is a loophole in the registration law, but something is missing
If I was in a mall (I don’t go to malls, but whatever)…uhmm…computer store or camera store maybe…attacked by a gunman with an evil ghost rifle 30 round magazine clip shoulder thing. I’d want the guy to be armed with a fully auto weapon, thank you very much.
He’d be out of ammo in a second or two and most of the rounds would spray harmlessly into the ceiling. They are useless for criminal purposes imho, and just a toy for civilian purposes. No reason for them to be illegal anymore so than any other firearm.
A guy perched on a roof with an old scoped .30-06 and 30 rounds is way more scary and can cause FAR more casualties.
And yes, I know you could have a large say, fully auto glock with a huge drum magazine that would keep it from firing all the rounds into the sky. But at that point, the magazine is huge and not concealable and someone who everyone sees coming is not nearly as much of a threat now is he?
Should canon and explosives be legal? Sure, as long as you can store them and use them in a way that won’t harm innocent people. So, bearing explosives for self defense==a no go, because it’d fail that test. Having a grenade and throwing it at some garbage pile at your ranch==fine. Owning 50lb of explosives in your downtown apartment==not protected, imho. Owning 50lb of explosives stored properly in the middle of nowhere on your ranch for stump removal (or whatever) sure, that’s fine.
How about an RPG? Sure, same deal. If you can store it safely and securely, it should be allowed. You also don’t need to worry about gansters running around with stingers, it’s a misnomer–they are extremely expensive. And you’d get stopped by dozens of citizens and police if you tried walking around with one.
how about a nuclear weapon…well, is there anyplace you could use it for “fun” or business use without effecting other people or their property? No. Therefore, you wouldn’t be allowed to have/use one. (it’s a silly arguement anyway as it would cost so much to make one that no one would do it). If someone could make a tiny pure fusion weapon with a tiny yield, then sure, no reason why a private citizen couldn’t use it for excavation purposes or whatnot. But those don’t (as far as we know) exist.
Bio weapons would be the same. Those I don’t even want a government owning, period.
But for a fully auto weapon…does it pose any more danger to anyone than any other gun? No. Is it a risk to nearby houses/people/pets/property? Nope. Is the ammo going to explode, or the gun somehow going to harm others if you don’t have it stored a certain way, or there is a fire or flood or something falls on it, you drop it, etc? No.
So there’s zero reason for them to be treated any differently than any other gun.
Though really, I can see a great reason for keeping .22LR machine guns COMPLETELY illegal . There’s not enough damn .22LR ammo out there for the rest of us, don’t need you jerks wasting it and driving the price up! (kidding, kidding)
Remember seeing an interview with a British couple who were on vacation in America and had just come out of a gun range were they rented guns. Typical British response “loved it”, “great fun”, “can’t do this back home”, “not shot a gun before”.
Then they were asked what they do for a living, “We are Police Officers”
Never got into this youtube firearm channel. Reminds me of today’s reality shows with a bit of fear factor and soap opera mixed in. While some vids can be fun to watch this channel is and was nothing more than a man acting like a child with tons of awesome firepower added in. Anyone that can’t get enough FSPRussia might as well just start watching all the realty tv on cable if they don’t already and just immerse themselves into that black hole abyss of nonsense.
Ammosmith, hickok45, iraqveteran8888, gunblast ect. These are the type of firearms channels real men watch.
I suspect that some of the “non-compliance” has to do with folks not knowing about the new laws (not everyone keeps up on the news) rather than intentionally subverting them.
I’m guessing that over the next few years a lot of “regular” folks are in for a very rude awaking when they begin to get hit with these penalties.
If I recall the contents of the law, first offense for possession is basically a slap on the wrist, a $90 fine. Subsequent incidents would be a Class D felony.
That “introductory offer” proves that this new law is NOT about public safety.
“Hey! Hey gun-owners! Like, we passed this law! No, really – it’s a law now. You gotta comply!”
“Well, one more chance to comply. Really. Or you’ll really be in trouble.”
What’s next?
“If you don’t register those evil weapons by the time I count to ten, I’m gonna hold my breath ’til I turn blue!”
So turn blue, already.
You know there are a group of folks in CT and across the nation that have assault rifles, whatever they are, that bought their rifles on the private market who have a big grin on their faces now. These actions by some anti-gun states is proof having to go through an ffl to buy a firearm is mostly about gun registration and confiscation, and so little about security and safety of the people. Less than what, maybe 100 annually killed with assault rifles if that and the majority of those are these Sandy Hook and Aurora incidents mixed in with gangbangers. More people trip over their own feet and kill themselves than this.
LONG LIVE THE PRIVATE FIREARM MARKET!
Who makes those wood stocks?
I think it’s damn decent of CT’s Republicans to beg CT’s Democrats to consider granting amnesty to free citizens who may not be in compliance with the current dictatorship.
My question: Did you write this article so you could write off the cost of your AVN tickets(and purchases?) on your taxes as a “business expense”?
If so, I salute you sir!
This is not news, Its another Hoax. The Obama administration will stop at nothing. The only real shootings in the last 7 were the middle school in Democratic stronghold of New Mexico and the other Democrat playground High school in Colorado. All other have Obama’s fingerprints.
Get a red dot on the pistol. Problem solved.
Before I go getting into arguments, ‘half-cocked,’ where did these stats come from?
Just carry a Glock 42, its so devastating you dont need to aim.
I guarantee it would give me a headache and depth perseption issues like running into things. I use distance only glasses for shooting rifles with scopes. Forget iron sights on a rifle for these old eyes. Also there is the MicroSight for NM AR rear sights. It works wonders but I still gave up trying to shoot over irons. Pistol irons on an EDC is no problem. I point shoot anyway.
What rear sight, Big Dots, mofo!
Keep it simple, put the white circle thing over the target thing and squeeze the bang thing…
I don’t need score card accuracy, I need “Oh sh*t, this guy is f**king shooting at me!” accuracy.
I did the same thing 3 years ago, best thing I’ve ever done to help my shooting. I only wear them when practicing at the range and competitions (USPSA). I normally wear progressive bifocals, and there is no way I could see my front sight during matches wearing my normal glasses.
My normal insurance covered them just like my normal glasses.
Just to clarify, this is ONLY for practice/competition. If the SHTF, my normal glasses are good enough.
If they could come up with a way to make this a switchblade that automatically deployed when the mag ran dry I think they would win some sort of nobel prize.
The manufacturers are starting to do their part. WE have a part to play, as well and that “we” is all of us whether we live in California or not. We need to put some pressure on the manufacturers to also exclude sales to LEO and other state agencies, not just dropping the public market. That kind of public support/pressure not only provides encouragement but it also gives them a necessary political cover to do the right thing. There are many times that I’ve required that kind of outside or market pressure to do what I want to do anyway.
I know that sounds political. The truth is, it is political. And all politics are ultimately grass root.
Howzabout multi-focal contact lenses…? Not sure if this would be practical in a tactically oriented environment, and I have no experience with them, but I remember reading about them back when I was flying and stayed current on aviation trends. YMMV.
http://www.iflyamerica.org/medical-contacts.asp
Great for the next Blade or Underworld movie!
This must be manufactured by Acme. Meep, meep!
Looks like something more for a glock.
Would it be considered bad form to back up and hit them again?
Registration = Database used for confiscation. Its just a database. Garbage in, garbage out. Grab the Bridgeport phone book or get a list of registered democrats and mass register guns (real looking serial numbers) in their names (by mail?)….populate the database with garbage = make it less than worthless = useless. In 10 years, the dems will demand the database be done away with because their doors will be the ones kicked in and they will have no guns to produce for the coming confiscation….though I would never do such illegal activities such as this myself.
What, isn’t that what the f’n pic rail is for? Well, that and a cupholder.
A optomotrist can prescribe contact lenses for “Mono Vision.” How it works is that you dominate eye has a contact for seeing far in the distance, and your non-dominate eye has a prescription for reading and computer work (or looking at a pistol site). According to my optometrist friend, only about 50% of folks can tolerate it. I did it several years ago and it is incredible…
Too many “expert” opinions, so I’ll add mine to them. 1st production run guns always have teething issues so to speak. Ruger, XDs ,Shield, Caracal , Diamondback, etc etc, Innovative. Awaiting the 45 version. KUDOS to Boberg….. Once established Arne may be considered the next J. Browning or M. Kalashnikov or H Maxim of firearms design.
The only thing worse than being disarmed and packaged up in neat killing boxes, is having the faculty facilitate your demise.
Another option is 3m Press on Optics, a 1/2 moon that sticks wherever you focus on the front sight. They don’t come off easily but can be moved around. Your optician can give you the power or for $10 each buy 1 of each power. +1 works for me.
http://www.fresnel-prism.com/products/-3m-press-on-optics/
Can just add to your shooting glasses if you wish.
This coast guard disguise didn’t fool em. Coppers still on my tail. Luckily they always shoot the dog first. (I think it is a rule)
Do you feel lucky? well do you Lucky? do you boy?