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In reply to the discussion: Maryland's assault weapons ban upheld by US appeals court [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)35. Your header, at least, was accurate- much of what you posted *was* rubbish
firearms which in good part morphed from rifles with automatic capabilities many of which can be backfitted to full automatic with common tools or conversion kits.
These 'conversion kits' are The Controllers version of Wayne LaPierre's 'professional protestors':
https://www.salon.com/2017/02/28/the-nras-new-gun-sales-pitch-america-is-a-war-zone-and-the-violent-left-is-coming-for-you/
The truth is, the far left theyve turned protesting into what seems like a full-time profession, said LaPierre. Seriously, you would think that for $1,500 a week, they would at least know what they are protesting, he added, referencing the current right-wing hypothesis that anti-Trump protesters can only be paid provocateurs.
IOW, repeated nonsense presented without evidence-but I am willing to give you the
benefit of the doubt, James: Just obtain one and present evidence of it...
Even these are not to be banned in other states, nor confiscated, just controlled
Yeaaah, about that:
http://law.justia.com/codes/california/2015/code-pen/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-2/article-3/section-30720
http://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-30720.html
(a) Any person, firm, company, or corporation that is in possession of an SKS rifle shall do one of the following on or before January 1, 2000:
(1) Relinquish the SKS rifle to the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (h) of former Section 12281.
(2) Relinquish the SKS rifle to a law enforcement agency pursuant to former Section 12288, as added by Section 3 of Chapter 19 of the Statutes of 1989.
(3) Dispose of the SKS rifle as permitted by former Section 12285, as it read in Section 20 of Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 1994.
(b) Any person who has obtained title to an SKS rifle by bequest or intestate succession shall be required to comply with paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) unless that person otherwise complies with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of former Section 12285, as it read in Section 20 of Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 1994, or as subsequently amended.
Still law in California, James...
States have a right to decide for themselves which gun control policies work best for their own state, and not have to prostrate themselves to specious sanctimonious gun lobby arguments like what you proffer above,
If you don't like the gun laws in california or new york or md or hawaii, move
If you don't like the gun laws in california or new york or md or hawaii, move
How about 'marriage control' Does local interpretation of the Second Amendment apply to the Fourteenth?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141716858
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141716763
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I am sure trump would agree. Doing so would give his authoritative forces so much more power.
jmg257
Feb 2017
#7
"Guangzhou is a chemical weapons plant masquerading as a fertilizer plant.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2017
#19
"Put simply, we have no power to extend Second Amendment protections to weapons of war" WTF??
jmg257
Feb 2017
#6
I'm hugely offended when the 'christian right' (which is neither) pushes for hate against ME
N77VG
Feb 2017
#16
"Why is it that Liberals will twist themselves into emotional knots......."
pablo_marmol
Feb 2017
#22
Your header, at least, was accurate- much of what you posted *was* rubbish
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#35
Still no evidence of these purported "conversion kits"- smells like Trump's 'wiretaps' to me.
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#39
"Reread what I wrote". I did- and the parts you bolded are *also* incorrect:
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#41
Prepare yourself for a verbose word-salad that doesn't really answer your question
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2017
#53
I'd like to see a citation of even one Senate/House "assault weapons ban" bill in the last ten years
benEzra
Mar 2017
#56