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Originally Posted by dw1911
There will be no calming down. Look at this. And worst of all, it's a Republican that started it! From Floriduh! Not passed committee, probably won't pass committee,but My Point is: The NRA should have been quiet on this!  Period!
https://curbelo.house.gov/uploadedfi...mpstockban.pdf
I strongly oppose this bill as it is ambiguous. There are no specific named accessories, nor standards for rate of fire, which could potentially render every semi auto firearm illegal and every law abiding gun,owner a felon. I oppose any further gun control at Federal, State, or Local level. |
This is what I wrote my senators and house representatives about Curbelo's bill:
"Please take one minute to read this: Bill HR3999 is a serious threat to freedom, and here's why.
The vagueness of the language of this bill leaves the door wide open for abusive interpretation by agencies like the BATFE, which (unconstitutionally) enacts draconian laws to further erode the basic right of self defense and freedom.
And I quote from HR3999: "To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the manufacture, possession, or transfer of any part or combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but does not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun, and for other purposes. "
But gun owners know what "part" increases the rate of fire: the trigger finger... or maybe a thumb stuck in the trigger guard hooked to a belt loop as gun is pushed forward, bump firing (no bump stock needed!) the rifle. Is there going to be a law banning thumbs or where we put them?
"designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle” is a very broad, undefined attribute of a gun, a process that can be achieved with no parts or modifications to the firearms, just the knowledge of how to bump fire a semi-automatic gun.
BUT THIS BILL HR3999 WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN for abusive rulings on trigger pulls, length of pull, trigger size, trigger reset, etc, as the trigger is the actuator via which we have a rate of fire. SLIPPERY SLOPE to say the least. I'm urging you to stand with freedom and understand the deep consequences of such vague language in the bill.
I understand guns are tools that must be used responsibly, so are cars and chainsaws, but no other tool does a better job guaranteeing the freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Ultimately, if the goal is to get rid of guns through back door legislation (legislating over features, attachments, cosmetic look) then I ask of those set on this path to be stand-up individuals, don’t hide intentions, and start the process of repealing the 2nd Amendment. Good luck as we will not let it be repealed or modified.
The Bill of Rights is the rights of the people, the citizenry, not the militia, the police, or a government agency. Nowhere else in the Bill of Rights or the Constitution does the phrase "Shall Not Be Infringed" appear. It's meaning then, is unequivocal.
Respectfully,
Pedro Uribe"