Shall Sign - We Need Something Like This

[ryknoll3]

SHALL SIGN LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD ACROSS THE COUNTRY

I hope a bill like this comes up for a vote in Indiana sometime soon. I know Indiana is pretty NFA-friendly (heck, you can even get a sign-off in Indianapolis), though I know of a few towns in NWI that WON'T sign. This would be a great protection against 41P, if it ever becomes law.

 

[CathyInBlue]

The very fact that there is any discretion anywhere in the system is an affront to liberty.

 

[ryknoll3]

The thing is, I think a chief or sheriff should be able to sued under preemption law for not signing, as they are creating a de facto ban in their jurisidiction on firearms that are legal to possess in Indiana, but lawsuits in other places that challenged a LEO sign-off have never gone anywhere.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Just like states have done with marijuana, let's "legalize" items controlled by the NFA. Like other prohibitions, when the states thumb their noses, the .gov eventually follows.

 

[CathyInBlue]

The feds are somewhat content to tolerate states nullifying federal marijuana laws by permitting it domesticly, because ultimately, that is copacetic with the feds' own goal of obedient, compliant masses. I doubt a state nullification effort aimed at making every man a light machinegunner outside of the purview of the feds would be met with the same federal indolence.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The feds are somewhat content to tolerate states nullifying federal marijuana laws by permitting it domesticly, because ultimately, that is copacetic with the feds' own goal of obedient, compliant masses. I doubt a state nullification effort aimed at making every man a light machinegunner outside of the purview of the feds would be met with the same federal indolence.

Perhaps. And I readily admit there's probably not a state out there willing to take on that fight yet. Even among the so-called 2A supporters out there, there's too many willing to cave in on things like magazine sizes to even entertain the thought of non-police/military persons sportin' around with full-auto weapons. But every change has to start somewhere.

 

[ryknoll3]

Perhaps. And I readily admit there's probably not a state out there willing to take on that fight yet. Even among the so-called 2A supporters out there, there's too many willing to cave in on things like magazine sizes to even entertain the thought of non-police/military persons sportin' around with full-auto weapons. But every change has to start somewhere.

Even among the states that have passed "Firearms Freedom Acts," they still have ALL exempted machine guns from being covered in the bill.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Just like states have done with marijuana, let's "legalize" items controlled by the NFA. Like other prohibitions, when the states thumb their noses, the .gov eventually follows.

I'd rather repeal the NFA/GCA/"Hughes Amendment" (of the FOPA, passed by a dubious voice vote).
No taxes, no Form 4s, no Form 1s, no SOTs, no restrictions, no regulations, walk-up-to-the-counter-and-buy-silencers-and-full-autos-liberty.

It may never happen, but anything less is just infringement of a lesser degree than what existed prior.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Even among the states that have passed "Firearms Freedom Acts," they still have ALL exempted machine guns from being covered in the bill.

How sad. How pervasive the demonization of fully-automatic weaponry is!
They admonish when we have 'caches' of ammunition and then try to deprive us of the weapons that would most readily deplete those stockpiles. They say that guns are too loud but try to deprive us of the means to quiet them. They say steel and tungsten penetrate too much and lead is too dirty. They say no one needs 30-round-magazines but also don't like 5-round bolt-feds.

Make no mistake, there is no 'compromise' with these people. Giving in to any single demand means that they will force you to give in on the rest. I'm tired of being treated as a criminal in my own native country for wanting government to live up to its charters of mandate, our Constitutions national and State.

 

[Lex Concord]

The very fact that there is a[STRIKE]ny discretion anywhere in the[/STRIKE] system is an affront to liberty.

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