The first time we posted on Maryland’s civilian disarmament proposals, Governor Martin O’Malley had provided a general outline. Since then, the text of the bill has dropped. Click here for Senate Bill 281. There’s a lot to not like. In common with all the unconstitutional civilian disarmament bills rushing through State legislatures in the wake of the Newtown spree killing, SB 218 is both fundamentally flawed and specifically stupid. In this case, the bill bans anyone under the age of 21 (the minimum age for owning or carrying a firearm) from possessing ammunition. In other words, no one under 21 can hunt! Governor O’Malley says his folks will fix that in an amendment. Later. What they can’t and won’t fix: the ban against “possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving an assault weapon.” Looks like the lights are going out in the Free State.
I got the nearly the exact same letter from Sens. Warner and Kaine, both of whom want to crap all over the Constitution. McCain is no “maverick,” just another RINO, albeit one with a remarkable military service record.
The thing us pro-2A folks need to realize is that the antis are playing a long game. They know they can’t achieve their goals all at once on a national level, but the can chip away at the 2A on the state level. By outlawing modern rifles they dry up the pool of potential law abiding owners, who will never be exposed to the weapons in a way where they think they can and should own them. Over time, the type of firearm commonly owned for lawful purposes changes to no longer include modern rifles, and the number of voters with a vested interest in preserving them declines.
One of the key things the pro-2A needs to do is figure out how to expand the pool of people who can buy and use these guns across the country. It won’t do to have a couple of super 2A friendly states and the rest paying lip service to the 2A but being so restricted the seed of liberty is unable to find purchase.
An honest person is willing to question the truth of his own side and to evaluate fairly the arguments of the other side or sides. I read the arguments made by gun control advocates to keep myself honest. I respond to those arguments in the hopes that some will see our side as being correct.
Let’s keep this simple: The NRA and other similar civil rights organizations do speak for me.
Gee, I wonder how long they’d be willing to wait when someone owed THEM money? Something tells me they’d be very quick to take action then, to make sure they get “their” cut, or else they’d threaten to throw people in jail for not paying up. But when you need something from them, well, that’s a whole new ball game. Shocking, I tell you, shocking!!!
My daughter joined a “gun violence discussion group” soon after the Sandy Hook shootings. Mostly teens with a few adults. She systematically picked apart the arguments of the grabber moderating the page (which, admittedly, was not very difficult to do) until many started to agree. At that point the mod began deleting my kid’s posts, which upset her.
She now understands that attempts to silence or demonize is just what leftists do when they are losing an argument. Getting censored by the left is the most sincere complement they can give you. It shows you are not only on the correct side of the argument, but that you are arguing effectively.
So, a bit of bragging on my teen, but the moral of the story is that people, especially young people, WILL respond to well-reasoned arguments on the web. As others have said, if we don’t put our arguments up, we lose by default on a very important medium. This is especially important for the future.
Seems that others in the 3D printing industry have turned against them. No matter — they will carry on anyway.
Article: 3D Print your own high capacity magazines and other firearms parts
Don’t trust him, never did. Typical politician, when his lips are moving, he/she is lying. All they care about is being reelected…
He’s my rep too. He does respond and will engage, but he just doesn’t get it. He’s firmly committed to the anti agenda. Since he won his district 63% to 36% he feels pretty secure in his ignorance.
Honestly it is impossible to change someone’s agenda who does not even believe in it. Political posturing is what this is all about. These representatives were at least smart enough to get elected, what that threshold is I do not know. They will regurgitate whatever sounds catchy and will make the masses say “yeah, that sounds good.” That is exactly what is happening here.
You have to fight political rhetoric with political rhetoric.
Example, one current political Anti-2A “catch phrase” is something like if we can save just one child then these gun ban bills are worth it. Lets turn this around so that it applies to the above email string. No matter how many pro-veteran bills are passed just one that hurts them is a disgrace to our country and our veterans. Just one.
If Mr. Rosenthal believes that because magpul can still legally manufacture their product in CO then it is their fault that veterans will lose their jobs when they move to a different state, that can be argued simply (sorry run-on). Last time I checked it was not in Magpul’s agenda to move to another state until this legislation was introduced. Just the fact that magpul would consider the huge costs in moving an entire manufacturing “machine” to another state should explain how financially burdensome abiding by this new “law” would be.
Or, morally burdensome.
First time poster.
What about the personal property of servicemembers stationed at Ft Carson, CO? I would assume if they live off post they would have to comply with this law, meaning if they own 30 round magazines and store them at their residence they would be in violation.
Hopefully, the companies boycotting government entities in NY will jump on this, too.
Glock should register as a religious organization. They have enough acolytes to beat out the Buddhists.
Grassroots activism worked in Illinois can work here remember over 2000 protesters in Annapolis can make a difference.
Those that wish for a utopia avoid facing the realities of life. They prefer their version of reality.
Practical people with common sense remind them of reality and make them uncomfortable.
Awww yeah, deprive those LEOs of those badass spider roll marks! What now?!
Seriously, the more, the merrier.
Another Petit family. The number grows. Listen to the mikeyb’s and lbd and hmmmmmer and you too can be a canditate for the helpless victims award.
And if the bad guys had had machetes instead of guns? Like they do in England. Think Rwanda. Machetes and numbers presents a problem best solved with a shotgun and a handgun.
England has become the trailer park of Europe.
Depriving cops the best equipment they can get to protect society from the knuckle heads who do not care for any laws, let alone any gun laws, doesnt make sense. Im glad they are protesting, in their way, the stupid laws that my legislators are making. I understand their anger……BUT….not selling to the guys that need these tools the most…..maybe their frustration should be at someone else.
Do I have to defend Kleck again? Bad social science? Yeah, that’s why he’s won awards for his work and has an endowed chair at Florida State, Tallahassee, and teaches graduate level experimental design and statistics. In fact, most survey studies tend to underestimate effects when they are extrapolated to the population from a sample. Kleck has responded to every one of his critics, repeatedly, over the years since he conducted the National Self Defense Survey, and he has been vindicated by actual scientists, as opposed to talking heads who haven’t a clue about scientific methodology.
David Frum couldn’t estimate the number of fingers on his left hand if he counted the ones on his right hand.
And if you have the urge to shoot that between-wars custom Brit bolt job you found in Grandad’s gun case, 7×57 is much cheaper than factory .275 Rigby and a lot easier to find.