As discussed before, Senator Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) proposed legislation to ban so-called "assault weapons" would amount to gun confiscation for many tens of thousands of peaceable, responsible, law abiding Americans. For the rest of the owners of these politically incorrect firearms, Feinstein's (as yet unreleased, but described in some detail) bill would merely mean a requirement for registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
Saying that the legislation would "merely mean registration" somewhat implies that registration does not lead to confiscation--that ease of confiscation is not, indeed, pretty much the point of registration. That notion is probably a tough sell for anyone who has followed the history of gun politics, both in the U.S. and abroad. Feinstein's home state, in fact, received "extra credit" in the Brady Campaign's ranking of states for anti-gun tyranny, specifically for using the gun registry for the purpose of wholesale confiscations.
Gun show panic buying - Las Vegas Dec 201Meanwhile, Americans are buying so-called "assault weapons" at a pace never seen before, and gun shows are packed like never before
(see sidebar video), with "assault weapons," and ammo in calibers most
associated with such firearms being by far the most highly sought items.
At Midway USA, a huge online supplier of gun parts, ammunition and
accessories, AR-15 magazines (of any size), upper receivers, and ammunition in .223 Remington or 5.56mm NATO
are simply not to be had (generally not even via backorder)--and the
rest of the gun retail world is in the same boat. One notable
exception, by the way, is manufacturer Daniel Defense (known mostly for
high-quality AR-15 parts), who had prepared for this, and is still serving the buying public--without a price hike.
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They most definitely aren't....
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