Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard in Massachusetts Joint Committee
Senate Bill 1202, sponsored by state Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton), would make it a crime to purchase or sell to the same person more than one firearm or “large capacity weapon” in a thirty-day period. The punishment for a first offense in violation of such gun rationing for both the retailer and the purchaser would be up to a $5,000 fine and/or two-and-a-half years imprisonment.
Senate Bill 1234, sponsored by state Senator James Timilty (D-Walpole), would make it unlawful to manufacture, sell or possess a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium; or a full jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.
House Bill 665, sponsored by state Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. (D-Cambridge), would require all concealed carry applicants to present a complete list of every handgun owned along with a certificate of insurance verifying that the applicant has a valid insurance policy insuring against any harm or damage that might arise out of the use of each firearm on said list. The insurance policy would need to be in the amount of at least $250,000.
House Bill 1561, sponsored by state Representative David Paul Linsky (D-Natick), would require all firearms of new manufacture to bear serial numbers permanently inscribed on a visible metal area with the serial numbers being kept on record by the manufacturer. In addition, all semi-automatic firearms would be required to micro-stamp ammunition by mechanically stamping a code that would imprint the make, model and serial number onto the cartridge case when the gun discharged.
Let's see. One-gun-a-month. No FMJs. Listing all firearms and insuring same. Technology that does not exist. Yeah, that's par for the course in Massachusetts. Let's also remember that this is in addition to such MA gems as the Assault Weapons Ban and Approved Firearms Roster, as well as MA requiring a permit simply to own any firearm and being "may issue" for semi-automatic rifles and all handguns. We can't stop gun crime with the "toughest gun laws" we already have - where you're a felon for a single piece of brass if you don't have a permit - yet "one gun a month" laws are going to do a damn thing?
Once again, as Unc says, it's a classic case of "gun control is what you do instead of something". Rather than actually prosecute and incarcerate criminals, our wise solons would rather take potshots at MA gun owners - already the most law abiding folks in the Commonwealth - as though making me get insurance for my guns or limiting Weerd to one gun a month is going to stop gang bangers in Dorchester from killing each other over gang turf...
I particularly like bill 665. It illustrates perfectly what happens when you have people that know nothing about guns and gun laws proposing more laws: The bill would "require all concealed carry applicants to present a complete list of every handgun owned" - maybe to folks outside of MA this might sound plausible; however, in MA you need a permit to own *any* firearm. If you are a first-time applicant, you own no handguns (legally), ergo you cannot fulfill this part of the process. It's either completely useless - or it ends firearms ownership in MA after the current generation.
Like a wise man said: Massachusetts. Live free or here.
That is all.
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Myself I think HB1651 shows just how totally ignorant they are. Last I checked all firearms have a permanent serial number. Isn't that a federal requirement?
Microstamping.. what a joke.
Eck!
Eck!,
Microstamping was tried in MD or DE -- I don't recall which, and it was a MISERABLE FAILURE. After a couple years and MILLIONS of dollars spent, not so much as a single conviction, let alone a single lead or arrest resulted from the recovery of microstamped casings. The head of the state forensics unit went before the state legislature and BEGGED the microstamping be immediately repealed so that the wasted funds could be put back into time-tested crime solving methods rather than burning 'em up on pie-in-the-sky pipe dream technologies.
- Brad
I think Brad is confusing MD's fired cartridge registry with microstamping. I don't think any state has a current microstamping law.
You MA gunnies need to find out when the public hearings are on these things and show up IN FORCE (well, keep the bubbas home). When CT tried the "high capacity" mag ban this year, we had hundreds of gun owners show up to spreak at the public hearing. People spoke out against the bill, 3 minutes at a time, from 10am until after 10pm. From college kids to little old ladies. From police, lawyers, and progun politicians to the neighbors of the most horrific murders (Petit family in Cheshire) this state can remember. There were a couple of industry reps, and one NRA guy, but it was 99.9% everyday people. It didn't matter that after the 10th person every point had been made. We kept at it, making the same points hundreds of times over. This doesnt even include the thousands of letters, emails and phone calls. In the end, they got it, and killed the bill. One senator commented that he had NEVER seen so many VOTERS at a public hearing before. It can be done, good luck!
I blame SCOTUS. If Alieto hadn't insisted that "Local Regulation" was fine regarding the 2A in DC vs. Heller and McDonald vs. Chicago, all these Anti-Gun Laws wouldn't be springing up like Crabgrass.
Remember, during his Campaign, on his "Change.Gov" site (under the Urban section of the Agenda), Obama would have pushed Anti-Gun Legislation though Congress when he had the chance. When I asked one of the Allens at Lidia's why he didn't get it done while he had the votes, he said "it was because they had so focused on Health Care that Pelosi pushed everything else to the Back Burner, and Harry Reid needed the NRA to Get Re-elected."
So here's the Political Reality. If your State or Commonwealth Legislature is run by the DemiCommies and has a DemiCommie Gooberner (or RINO), we'll see a lot more Local Anti-Gun Laws passed. If it's run by the Republitards, with a 'Tard Gooberner, chances are Pro Gun Laws will be passed, such as happened here in Ohio.
But those Anti-Gun Cities and Towns within those States/Commonwealths which are Pro Gun are still passing Laws, even though they know they're Unconstitutional. The Game Plan is to tie up the Citizen in Court while they try to get the Guns. After all, how many cases can the SAF fight at one time? And most Joe Six Packs don't have the Bucks to spend several years in Court, fighting UberLiberal Judges whose sole purpose is to Block the Constitution.
So what does this mean for Massachusetts?
You're Screwed.
I'm going out on limb here but am guessing state Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. (D-Cambridge) has family in the insurance business.
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@Mopar,
I stand corrected. I read up on what is called MD-IBIS and yes, it is a ballistic "fingerprint" registry, not a micro-stamp registry. I like having my facts straight - thanks.
- Brad
SB1234:- I'm not a gunnie, nor do I play one on tv, but a tungsten round wouldn't leave much of the barrel useful for a second shot, would it?
Methinks senator Timilty might have shares in a lead refinery, allegedly.
Frank, not if it was a jacketed tungsten core, like some hunting and self defense bullets use.
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