Monday, July 13, 2009

OGNTSA*

"An Act to Reduce Firearm Violence".

Which apparently means, "Bend over, law-abiding gun owners of Massachusetts, you're about to take it in the shorts. Again".

GOAL (Gun Owner's Action League) has a breakdown of this Act here. In a nutshell, Cadillac Deval is finally getting around to bending over MA gunowners just like he promised when he was elected in 2006. Here are some of the proposals he's suggesting in the state that already has some of the harshest gun control in the nation:
  • One-gun-a-month limit (also applies to "high capacity" [>10 rounds] magazines)
  • No more private transfers
  • Releases the names of gun owners to the media
  • Mandates that confiscated weapons (i.e. when someone lets their license expire) be destroyed rather than auctioned off.

For MA Gun-owners and other freedom-loving residents, here's a list of members on the MA judiciary committee that will oversee this bill. This "Act" comes up for public debate tomorrow. Please call and write every member and (very politely) let them know how this bill will negatively impact the law-abiding gun owners of MA while doing nothing to reduce crime. Point to states like NJ, which have one-gun-a-month laws, for evidence that these laws do nothing to reduce crime. Point out the significant MA budget deficit and how destroying confiscated weapons rather than auctioning them off deprives the state of much-needed funding.

This is complete and utter nonsense, feel-good anti-gun fluff put up by a desperate governor trying to stay relevant by kicking gun-owners. Don't let him get away with it.

That is all.

*Oh G-d, not this sh!t again

13 comments:

Alan said...

Wow. One magazine a month? Srsly?

What is that supposed to accomplish?

Brad_in_MA said...

Alan,
The purpose is not to reduce crime. Rather the purpose is to make gun ownership so odious that no one will want to bother. The goal is for all us subjects behind the lines here in the P.R.of.MA is to be a gun-free society . . . a society where only the cops & the criminals have arms.

- Brad

Anonymous said...

Brad got it.

Atom Smasher said...

Before my dad died a couple of years ago (MA resident) I could not believe the hoops they made him jump through just to keep his few guns, let alone try to transfer them to me here in Minnesota.

Now that he's passed they've made their way into my collection, but man, what a horrible state of affairs there.

Weer'd Beard said...

I think I still have my old letters about this on file.

I know I sent the critters my thoughts in the mail when this POS was first drafted...

JD said...

yep, here we go again. . . Sent in my complaints last week when the NRA Alert hit. . .

When will we learn and vote these fools out of office?

zeeke42 said...

How exactly do they plan to enforce one normal cap mag per month?

Jay G said...

That's just it. They *KNOW* they can't.

But it'll scare/infuriate plenty of MA gun owners out of the state...

Seth from Massachusets said...

Another stupid useless guy law proposed in Massachusetts.

Yawn. What else is new? Annual ritual, like the leaves coming out in the spring or snow falling in the winter.

Bruce said...

Yet, you stay.

Jay G said...

Divorces are 'spensive, bubba.

Andrew said...

Exactly why is your wife so glued to MA? It isn't like you are proposing moving to Idaho, for crying out loud.

Anyway, MA shooters better hope that MA doesn't lift the OneGun legislation from NJ. This presser states that the OGAM law in NJ was so poorly worded (and yet passed) and it means that stocking DEALERS are limited to OGAM. Effectively ending handgun sales in NJ.

http://www.ammoland.com/2009/07/13/new-one-gun-a-months-law-ends-handgun-sales-in-nj/

Reputo said...

Does this mean if you buy one gun, then it can't come with two 15 round magazines? JayG at what point do you just give up on Massachusetts?