There’s news today that the Senate Democrats have chosen not to include Senator Feinstein’s cherished “Assault Weapons Ban” proposal in the gun control bills to be brought before the Senate. But before you go cheering the “big win” against what might be the stupidest law I’ve ever seen in my life, there’s a good chance that it will rise from the grave to attack other bills, leaving a wake of destruction in its path.
While the official AWB may be dead, there’s nothing stopping Dianne Feinstein from trying to tack it onto every piece of legislation she can find to try and turn it into law.
There’s little doubt that Senator Feinstein is on her last legs as a politician. She’s getting on in years, and won’t be around to haunt the Senate chambers much longer. There’s already some talk that another vehemently anti-gun politician from California will take her place in the next election, continuing the tradition of California trying to expand their failed gun control laws to the national scale.
With her impending retirement, Senator Feinstein is appearing to be worrying about her legacy. So far, the only thing she is really known for is serving as president of the board in San Fransisco when Harvey Milk was assassinated, and her failed 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which is generally considered to have done nothing to stop violent crime. She’s looking for something to leave a lasting impact on the U.S. government, and the new sunset-free AWB is what she appears to have fixated upon.
Right now, the AWB has the best chance of passage. Standing on the bodies of dead schoolchildren and waiving the bloody shirt, she can wrangle the best emotional argument possible for passing the law. Even so, she has been blocked by her own party from advancing her bill to the Senate floor. Its a body blow to her legacy, and one she probably isn’t going to take lying down.
If I’m reading the tea leaves correctly, I look forward to watching as Senator Feinstein will try repeatedly in the next few months to tack on her AWB to every piece of legislation with a good chance of passage. Nothing will be safe, like a zombie trying to claw its way out of a deep grave it will try to latch onto whatever it can find. And every single time, Senate Democrats will be forced to show their true colors as they vote down the amendment or risk the ire of their Republican leaning constituents.
From rollcall.com:
Although Feinstein refused to label her measure “dead”— “I don’t give up,” she said — she sounded an unusually pessimistic note about its chances after conferring with Reid, who informed her that he would not bring the bill to the floor as a stand-alone measure. The Judiciary Committee passed the assault weapons ban on a party line vote on March 14.
The AWB isn’t dead. And there are still a good number of “feel good but do nothing to help” gun control laws on the horizon, despite the best efforts of my new favorite Senator Ted Cruz. Reminds me of Churchill’s quote about this being the end of the beginning.
This is one of those times when it’s a shame stupidity isn’t a crime.
Soooo…anyone still wanna buy my Olympic Arms AR for $3,500? Er…no? I guess that whole idea about getting rich by flipping downscale AR’s isn’t going to work out as well as I’d planned.
That looks like an ’03 Colt in the bottom left corner. If so, I’m going to cry.
After you review this you need to do a comparison to the Kahr P380.
Meanwhile, the Hi- Cap Magazine Ban Beast looms!
This guy is obviously an idiot, and a complete POS, but not everyone that works for the government, or is in law enforcement, is how this blog repeatedly portrays them. I’ve known several federal, state, and local LE agents, and they actually care about the work they do, tracking down and catching criminals. Not hassling gun owners, not being bullies, not writing minor traffic tickets, but actually catching and locking up real bad people.
It’s at the point that any story that can possibly be twisted and used to slam the very people you’d be praying show up as quick as possible should you be the victim of violence, is used for just that. It’s tiresome. Why don’t we start taking cheap shots at active duty military, since .gov writes their paychecks, or veterans, since they were working for the government?
Can’t the focus go back to covering new gear, guns, training, and potential laws that will infringe on our rights? If you need to slam someone, how about just sticking to the actual idiots that misuse their firearms and make the rest of us look bad, or the people writing and sponsoring these draconian bills? Surely there’s enough of them to provide subject matter to editorialize.
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I heard a story about a San Diego cop who once shot his pinky finger off while cleaning his pistol (the PD apparently made him pay to fix the bullet hole), but he was able to keep his job.
bulls*%#!… this “Dad” is a real idiot. #1: dont let ur kid pose in a picture with a military assault weapon, let alone with an illegal magazine in it. #2 dont get mad when the police show up and inquire….thats their job, #3 this dude just put himself at the top of every law enforcement watch list in his surrounding area by simply acting like a jackass. #4: show a little class and respect for all the recent violence revolving around kids and guns, especially since its centered mostly around that particular style weapon. Finally, I support gun rights and the applicable amendment, but this aint what those fellas had in mind when they wrote that amendment. Use a little common sense and dont put ur kid in a compromising position to begn with……problem solved.
You sir have no idea what you are talking about. But before I go to all the effort it would take to pull your head out of your ass for you, try doing a Google search on this phrase ” George Washington gun quotes”. Than read the Federalist Papers. If you still can’t get your head back in the sunshine on your own after that and would like some help just reply. I’ve got a block of tannerite that might get the job done. Maybe.
Math was never my strong suit but all said and done it seems to me $900,000 for 1,000 guns works out to $900 per gun.
With that kind of ROI buying three brand new Hi-Points for $250 each to turn in would net you a $1,950 profit.
Even if they paid a generous $300 per gun that still leaves $600 per gun that went somewhere. $300,000 would be paid for guns so am I to assume it cost $600,000 to rent a few tables and pay a few cops to show up?
I totally agree and have said for a long time, that all she has in her legacy is the AWB. She got a “lucky” break when Milk and Moscone were killed by Dan White and now she will end her reign with little to say for it.
Arrrgh, most ammo I’ve seen for sale in a while and none of it goes bang.
United Nations Treaty…that’s next on the agenda with John Kerry carrying the football.
I agree with Robert Farago.
I’ve read Joe Nocera’s reporting for years and have been almost always been impressed with his toughness, insight, and diligence in analyzing most matters that he covers.
However,when a guy with his estimable chops continues to publish his “This Day in Gun Violence” (which he admits is sourced solely from results of putting inputting “shooting” in a Google News search each day – no surprise DGU’s don’t show up utilizing that lame reporting psuedo-methodology), it’s clear his intent is to mislead and and disturb and is not to designed to catalyze anything approaching a fair or constructive discussion on reducing gun violence.
Just why Nocera decided to piss away his credibility on this issue at this time remains a bit of a mystery to me.
It really is that easy folks!!! Police, like any other gang, use intimidation to make you powerless. When they can’t intimidate you, they have no power! Why do you think most of the cops in Carney’s point hate me. They don’t intimidate me and I always beat them in court because their intimidation tactics are useless when you are more knowledgeable about your rights than they are! Because it really is as easy as refusing them what they lie and tell you that you have to do! There is nothing suspicious about protecting your privacy and rights. refusal to subject yourself to govt tyranny is not a crime…yet! give it time, if people don’t something soon, it will be
I was enjoying this post until I read the inflammatory blanket statement regarding Federal employees. I am one of your so-called low caliber douchebags. However, I am not a dumbass like Officer Malespini. Thanks a lot for lumping me in with this asshole Dan! Reminds me of what Chris Matthews did to Ted Cruz yesterday…
As an RO for my department, we often use an indoor range. Oregon OSHA rules require a baseline blood lead level check before and one for every 8 hours spent in the range. This is due to the lead styphnate in the primer compound. We also read the rules of the range anytime we pick up brass. Don’t bite your finger nails, smoke, eat, or drink until you have washed your hands.
Thanks for the great articles, stay safe.
So the party that figured a way to push through a very expensive and completely unpopular remaking of 1/6 of the US economy can’t get a little weapons ban through? Don’t you bet on it.
Like Pat Caddell says “the left fights like politics is life and death.”
But they had both houses, then, and 60 in the Senate. The numbers are different now. No reason to not be vigilant, though . . .
Not only has the makeup of the House and Senate changed, but the Affordable Health Care Act was contoured so that the NRA would not oppose it.
Fallout.
More specificly, Fallout 3, my all time favorite Video Game, and Gaming Franchise~
I want to brag about an indoor range: Godfrey’s in Junction City, KS. The brass is rounded up or swept up consistently (unless someone retrieves their own brass, so they know to do it quickly) and the air quality is c-l-e-a-r. I’m sensitive to odors and smoke. Godfrey’s air handling system is top notch. Great owners, awesome/helpful staff, and a very clean environment. Visitors are very polite and considerate too. I’ve been to other indoor ranges. No one has beat Godfrey’s yet.
“Feinstein’s AWB Dead”
I didn’t see the AWB at first and I started to get excited.
It depends on whether or not some idiot is shooting tracer rounds. http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas/Three-alarm-fire-engulfs-Dallas-gun-range-192889931.html
They do know firearms throw projectiles a fair distance, right?
You have to wonder who is playing the part of ZOO keeper here. Warm soapy water would probably worked or even butter.
More of that different strokes for different folks. I personally wouldn’t carry anything other that a striker fired gun. Whether it’s my Glock 23 or Walther PPQ with the Quick Defense Trigger, these guns are consistent shot after shot. I’ve done some tweaking on my Glock and it is a real sweet shooter. The Walther came that way from the factory. I love my 1911 and Browning Hi-Power as well but for me, they are range guns even thought I wouldn’t hesitate to carry one if I didn’t have to conceal it. And then there is my Rohrbaugh R9 DAO and my S&W 340PD DAO. Fantastic little guns and so easy to carry and shoot. I can ring the bell with either out to 30 yards. I guess for defensive carry I want the trigger pull the same for every shot. Just me.
Yeah, the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote a piece about this guy a month or so ago (Darien, not Darren).
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/viral-video-makes-a-star-of-atlanta-security/nWKP2/
A lot of his videos happen during the day. Can’t imagine this mall at night.
The Aurora theater shooter was being treated and he was still able to legally purchase firearms. I was thinking about this today. What if James Holmes therapist inadvertently caused him to flip? I mean what do they tell you at those visits other than “it’s not your fault” that your so fucked up. Tell someone that enough and eventually it’s gonna hit them that if “it’s not their fault” then it must be someone else’s. What do you expect to happen but for them to go and take it out on other people?
Do crimes against fashion count?
Folks need to familiarize themselves with that area of Atlanta before they bust this guy’s balls too much.
Back in the early 90’s half of the guys in various indoor shooting leagues I belonged to had elevated lead levels (and strangely enough, considering the dates, mercury). A few of them wore masks with the appropriate cartridge while shooting as ordered by their doctors. Yes, the ventilation at the range was that bad. I shot matches there but practiced safely outside in my “backyard”. The guys affected practically lived in the range practicing 4-5 times a week and competing the others. They eventually upgraded the air handling but many ranges in my area are still sub par IMO.
I’m guessing this mall doesn’t have a Starbucks.
Is this really the best guy to be calling out? Im gonna go ahead and acknowledge the elephant in the room and say that he’s not exactly dealing with members of the National Honor Society here. I suppose y’all really hate Dirty Harry around here too.
My indoor range in Chadds Ford, PA, was smokey in the past. My clothes smelled after leaving the range, so I rarely went. They totally renovated the HVAC system and now no trace remains on clothing, a dramatic improvement based on HVAC designed around health standards.
The NRA is getting attacked. They must be doing something right!