Feinstein's Proposed Gun Control Law

Today, Senator Diane Feinstein introduced legislation that will ban, so called assault weapons, certain types of handguns, and shotguns, as well as some types, based on capacity, detachable magazines.  And that while you can own one of these banned weapons if you obtained before the ban goes into effect, you must register it with the federal government, and you can never sell or trade it.

If you look at the two rifles on the right, you may be surprised to learn that there is no difference in either as far a caliber (bullet size), action (semi-automatic), or capability to use  high capacity magazines.

The big lies you are being told:

1.  The assault rifles that are sold to the general public are "Weapons of War."

The general public cannot own "weapons of war."  Unless of course you live in Mexico where the criminals use hand grenades, fully automatic weapons, grenade launchers mounted on rifles, etc...  And that is with a very strict ban on weapons in place.  All combat rifles issued to U.S. servicemen are capable of fully automatic fire.  The only semi-automatic rifles the military uses are for snipers.  No U.S. citizen can own a fully automatic rifle without special permitting from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

2.  By banning large capacity magazines, fewer people will be killed in a mass shooting scenario.

Not true.  If you figure it will take the police at least 5 minutes (I am being very generous to police response times here) to confront an active shooter once the they receive the call, an average person can shoot and reload a magazine of say 10 bullets in about 15 seconds....in that 5 minutes of time until he is confronted by the police he can discharge a couple hundred rounds.  With 30 round magazines the number will be higher but not by that much.  Again, 200 rounds tops the number of shots fired at any of the mass shootings in the last 50 years.  And I can't think of one of those incidents where the police confronted the shooter in less than 5 minutes.

3.  Assault rifles are never used for hunting.

Assault rifles (actually semi automatic rifles that allow you easily attach optics, lights, and other items to increase the functionality of the rifle) make great hunting rifles.  And they are used extensively in the hunting of predators, varmints, and other small to medium game.  Their popularity for hunting is growing every day.

4.  Assault rifles cannot be used for self defense.

Assault rifles make very good home self defense weapons.  One reason is because it is easy to mount special optics (quick sights/lasers) for increased accuracy, and it is easy to mount small flashlights to the weapon for use in the dark.  More and more police departments are using assault rifles for their defense in day to day operations.

5.  Bans work.

Oh yeah they do....alcohol, drugs, etc.....

6.  If guns were registered there would be less crime.

Another line of BS.  Criminals will not register their guns...get it?  The only thing a government list of guns will accomplish is that the government will have a list of legal gun owners.  That is not good for legal gun owners.  See incidents in New York where the newspaper published a list of gun owners and their addresses.

6.  Any law is worth it even if we save only one life.

Sorry, that does not wash in America.  Our freedoms are much more important than a single life.

The bottom line is that I hope these proposed laws are defeated and that we will enforce the laws that are already on the books.

PS, those that are trying to paint the NRA as a "terrorist organization, or evil gun lobby who cares more about guns than human life........you are fools.