Author Topic: Done with the NRA -- NRA wants to ban bumpfire stocks & other near f/a devices  (Read 13315 times)

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The title of this thread is "stretching" the intent of the NRAs statement. And what the NRA feared has now happened since Feinstein proposed a bill yesterday. So, instead ATF re-evaluating it there may be a law.

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Apparently a bill has been introduced by U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo, a Republican from Florida. Currently, the bill has bipartisan support from both Democrats and Republicans.

 H.R.3999 ? 115th Congress (2017-2018)
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.

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A bump stock makes the rifle less accurate, and thus less safe, and ultimately less useful.  I would support the banning of such a product in any industry.  Factor in that the production of such a device is clearly intended to circumvent existing legal restrictions, in this case restrictions for fully automatic weapons, and banning them is not only perfectly logical, but also entirely predictable. 

They should be banned.

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You forgot to mention that now the NRA is selling insurance.

They've been selling insurance for awhile -- all sorts of life, transit accident, accidental death and dismemberment, etc, for awhile.  The concealed carry insurance is brand new and led to them banning competitors who already served large portions of their membership from NRA events.   The NRA is all about money.  The industry guys on the board only care about money.  The NRA should be about preservation of god given rights, not profit margins.

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. (Quoted from The Bill of Rights Institute)
FOCUS!!!!!
The Government does not give us the right to defend ourselves. GOD did that at birth. That is why we have large brains and thumbs.
I am equal to any other. If he has a full auto I am equally justified in having the same. That is what the first constitutional congress enacted in the second amendment. ANY COMPROMISE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. If they want to change the Constitution they know the steps they need to take  to amend it.
The subterfuge and cowardice has us all confused.
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Thank you for your earlier post.

I quoted it just because it needed to be read again.

+1 million. 

While I am upset that the NRA basically said in their opinion a large portion of their membership are defacto lawbreakers, or rather felons in violation of the NFA and presumably also deserving of the decade plus mandatory prison sentences and permanent loss of 2nd Amendment rights that such violations incur, it is the fact they choose to immediately compromise or betray the organization's and the 2nd Amendment's principles and advocate for actions that are in clear violation of the letter of the law and will serve as evidence in future legal proceedings/attempts to expand/restore 2nd Amendment rights that the NRA does not in fact believe what they're selling.

For what it's worth, I tend to concur with this in full; worth the click through for the full thing: https://web.archive.org/web/20170603184504/http://www.bob-owens.com/2013/01/forget-bans-where-are-my-constitutionally-protected-suppressed-machine-guns/
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A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

We?all of us not disqualified for criminal acts?are the militia.

?Well-regulated? meant at the time and for a century afterward referred to something in proper working order and smoothly functioning. It did not, and could not, refer to laws or restriction as obtusely argued by some intellectually stilted souls today. They ignore, to their own error, the all important phrase that none of these laws may supersede, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

It is plainly written in clear English, supported robustly by contemporary accounts, that the Founders meant no free American should restricted the military arms of his kind.

Were they alive today, perhaps Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, etc., might reconsider that perhaps some arms should be restricted. The city-leveling power of bomber fleets and ballistic missiles armed with the power of the atom, capable of eradicating entire populations in a moment, would seem be something no individual or small group should have the power to own and use indiscriminately.

That stated, they would almost certainly agree that handguns, sniper rifles, assault rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, hand grenades and grenade launchers, and artillery are precisely the kind of weapons they would want citizens to have.

How can we say this with such certainty?

The Founders themselves armed for war with muskets, which at four shots per minute, were the commonly issued assault rifles of their day. Contemporary flintlock rifles, while having more far range in the hands of elite marksman only fired one shot per minute, and some took far longer to load. Hand grenades had been in military use in the United Kingdom as early as the Battle of Holt Bridge in 1643, and had been in widespread use for 100 years. Artillery, from swivel guns to cannon, howitzers, and mortars, were in common use and owed by private citizens and communities.

Warships, the most powerful weapons of the day, were often privately owned; in fact, the eight frigates of the Continental Navy performed pitifully, and were all sunk by 1781. The only real naval success enjoyed by the rebellious Americans were from privateers, who made the best of the 1,697 letters of marque issued by Congress.

And so we can say to you without reservation, that yes, the Founding Fathers would have wanted the American people armed with the best contemporary handguns, sniper rifles, assault rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, hand grenades and grenade launchers, and artillery that they could buy, and they would want us well-trained so that we were deadly accurate in their use.

It would seem that the various National Firearms Acts are clearly unconstitutional, as plain as can be an unquestioned violation of the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Does this make you uncomfortable?

Does this outrage you?

Would you like to see this horrible antiquated practice of the support of heavily arming Americans undone?

There is a mechanism for that, and shady backdoor interpretations and usurpations of the citizen?s rights need not rear their ugly heads.

Only through a Constitutional Amendment can a Constitutional Amendment be struck down.

Until the day comes that the American people reject or revise the Second Amendment, ?shall not be infringed? is the law of the land.

I want to purchase my suppressed machine guns over the counter at Walmart and Walgreens, and I want them, now.

There is also a lot of scholarship regarding interpretation of the 2nd Amendment in light of 1st -- which goes to why a principled, letter of the law defense of the 2nd Amendment is critical for not only maintaining current 2nd Amendment rights but also restoring those that have been unlawfully curtailed...  Good summary: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/04/21/the-first-amendment-guide-to-the-second-amendment/
And the actual paper: http://www.davekopel.com/2A/LawRev/First-Amendment-Guide-to-the-Second-Amendment.pdf

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A bump stock makes the rifle less accurate, and thus less safe, and ultimately less useful.  I would support the banning of such a product in any industry.  Factor in that the production of such a device is clearly intended to circumvent existing legal restrictions, in this case restrictions for fully automatic weapons, and banning them is not only perfectly logical, but also entirely predictable. 

They should be banned.

The reason bumpfire stocks are legal is the same reason AR15 pistol braces are legal (the reason the BATF approved either/or) -- they allow those with disabilities to fire weapons that they'd be otherwise unable...  IIRC, bumpfire stocks were related to folks with arthritic fingers or otherwise had trouble bending finger joints in a controlled/consistent/timely manner -- pushing forward w/ support hand while holding finger in position allowed one to overcome this disability. 
Takeaway bumpfires, next are pistol braces, and on and on. 

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The only function of a bump fire or other firing enhancing device is so some leftist loon can attach them to a semi-auto and kill a bunch of innocent people and then blame us 2nd amendment advocates and try to revoke our 2nd amendment rights.

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The reason bumpfire stocks are legal is the same reason AR15 pistol braces are legal (the reason the BATF approved either/or) -- they allow those with disabilities to fire weapons that they'd be otherwise unable...  IIRC, bumpfire stocks were related to folks with arthritic fingers or otherwise had trouble bending finger joints in a controlled/consistent/timely manner -- pushing forward w/ support hand while holding finger in position allowed one to overcome this disability. 
Takeaway bumpfires, next are pistol braces, and on and on.

To help those with disabilities is what the inventor put down on the ATF application.  How he markets the product is this:

"Bump firing is a well-established capability that uses the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire multiple shots in rapid succession. "

That's what a bump stock is for.  We all know what it's for -- momentary indulgence of adolescent fantasies.  And shooting indiscriminately into a crowd.  Let's not pretend they're to help the disabled.

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A bump stock makes the rifle less accurate, and thus less safe, and ultimately less useful.  I would support the banning of such a product in any industry.  Factor in that the production of such a device is clearly intended to circumvent existing legal restrictions, in this case restrictions for fully automatic weapons, and banning them is not only perfectly logical, but also entirely predictable. 

They should be banned.
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Which problem are you referring to?  You completely misstated what I said.  Your statement is abstract, non-specific, devoid of context, and misstates the point of mine it actually quoted.

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For ANYONE who thinks banning ANYTHING will stop these types of attacks you are good little SUBJECTS and you are also Delusional. I've heard the rhetoric before and I'm sick of it. They will never stop until the private ownership of all firearms is at the very least so heavily regulated that the average person would not care to go through the process. Like NYC on steroids for example.
Consider this. A stolen tanker with 9K gallons of gasoline driven into a large crowd with the valves open and a simple road flare tossed into the mix. Makes an AR with a bump stock look like a rubber band gun.

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Today a bill was introduced by MY PARTY from MY STATE.... wow.

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Gentlemen, bring it down a few notches, or this will get locked.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine is I don't believe any legal product should be banned due to one person's misuse. I also have absolutely no use for a bump fire stock, but what is happening is the left's favorite ploy - obfuscate, divide and conquer. Instead of focusing on the murderer, we are focused, with the Lefts eager assistance, focusing on firearms and for a first, firearm accessories. Even during the AWB, the lack of a bayonet lug didn't ban the sale of bayonets.
So, yes, we have a deliberate misdirection in play here, and the "slippery slope" argument is very plain and true. I have already heard the Left's favorite players talking about working in bans on semi auto rifles and standard capacity magazines, such as our beloved BREN and Scorpions. With the current Congress and President, it is unlikely, but absolutely nothing is impossible.

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A bump stock makes the rifle less accurate, and thus less safe, and ultimately less useful.  I would support the banning of such a product in any industry.  Factor in that the production of such a device is clearly intended to circumvent existing legal restrictions, in this case restrictions for fully automatic weapons, and banning them is not only perfectly logical, but also entirely predictable. 

They should be banned.

The way the new legislation is worded, any device that increases the rate of fire will be banned.  An aftermarket trigger that decreases the pre and over travel distance or decreases the pull weight of the firearm would make it illegal.  So Geissele, Timney, JP, CZCustom, Cajun Gun Works will all be gone. Resprang your gun to make it run flatter?  That's 5 years in the federal penitentiary.  There is no wording on what is an "acceptable" rate of fire.

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I would also expect binary triggers to be on the list. Another device I have absolutely no use for, but I have friends who enjoy them safely and legally.

 

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