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By: Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » More on Importation Rules

Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » More on Importation Rules — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:03:19 +0000

[...] discussed pretty thoroughly the letter from Congressman Engel here, here, and here. It turns out it’s not just so called “assault weapons” that we [...]

By: Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Patrick Murphy Not on Engel Letter

Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Patrick Murphy Not on Engel Letter — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:11:55 +0000

[...] posted about the letter from Congressman Eliot Engel Friday, the one where he asks the BATFE to really start enforcing the assault weapons ban under the [...]

By: Fûz

Fûz — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:05:06 +0000

“Aren’t there already AK-type rifles on the market which are constructed from 100% USA-made parts?”

No, but it won’t take long if this keeps up.

The parts sets are just too cheap.

By: Chuck B.

Chuck B. — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:09:56 +0000

Aren’t there already AK-type rifles on the market which are constructed from 100% USA-made parts?

By: Gregory Markle

Gregory Markle — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:30:23 +0000

It’s all about nuance. Apparently, target shooting with an airgun IS a sport since they use them in the Olympics…but target shooting at the Camp Perry Championships with an AR, 1911, etc. is not a sport. Skiing around and shooting .22LR at targets IS a sport…but running around with an AR or AK and shooting targets in a carbine match isn’t. Our simplistic, primitive view of the world simply doesn’t allow us to see the subtle differences involved…just like I don’t see the difference between the stimulus package being proposed and putting all of that cash in a pile and setting it on fire (well, if your purpose is to stimulate private industry and stabilize the income of the common citizen.)

I guess I haven’t ingested enough Hopium to bring about the Change in my brain so that I see the Light.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:45:47 +0000

didn’t the barrel ban happen under “temporary”? It had to, because I wasn’t hip to BYO stuff before that.

Sporting purposes is such a giant steaming pile…it’s cool to hunt (sporting) a deer with a bow that involves the animal essentially being stabbed and bleeding to death, but NOT shooting it proving a much faster death with less suffering.

Of course, I’m one of those wackos who hasn’t got my little orphan annie decoder ring that would allow me to read the real 2nd amdt that allows for restrictive gun laws and an unelected asshat deciding based on the activity of his hemorrhoids on any given day what is or isn’t legal for us serfs to own.

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:41:55 +0000

Hey – isn’t the AR-15 coming up on 50 years?

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:38:01 +0000

IIRC, there are a few. CETMEs are on the list. I think a few other older rifles too. Plus, anything over 50 years old is a curio.

But there’s only a handful. It’s not a large number.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:33:54 +0000

“ATF has further weakened the prohibition by placing certain extremely problematic assault rifles on the “curios or relics” list, making certain firearms automatically eligible for importation.”

Really? Which “problematic assault rifles” are on the C&R list, and where can I get one?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:14:35 +0000

Who’s Engle kidding? Didn’t George W. sign an executive order banning the further importation of AK parts kits from outside the US? Of course, when did the truth ever stop a politician before.