Can we still keep our existing "assault weapons"

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chemist308

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So, I've got a question now that bill HR 1022 is going to the House. Maybe somebody here understands legaleze a bit better than I do. If that thing passes to law in it's current form, will it still be legal for us to keep the so called "assault weapons" we've previously purchased? If we could keep them, could we legally transport them to the firing range every once in a while for a little fun? And of course would we be hauled to prison the minute we slapped a clip in?

When I read it, I wasn't real sure that I legally could do these things if it's allowed to pass. What do you think?
 
It has not gone to the house. It's still in the House Committee on the Judiciary.

The way I read the bill, it will allow you to keep your "assualt weapon," however, you won't be able to transfer it to anyone else. Should you die, or tire of it, it would have to be turned in to the local authorities.
 
Yeah, I when I read it I got the feeling that I'd never be able to legally hand one down to my kids. Of course, that's what things like cosmoline, heavy sealed bags and the backyard are for. :D
 
Don't worry. If it passed, tehy'd probably follow it up with national registration, so they'll know where to come pick it up in the event of your death.
 
If it passed, they'd probably follow it up with national registration, so they'll know where to come pick it up in the event of your death.
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Here's the conspiricy theorist in me--I tend to believe they already know. Every gunstore in PA records firearm sales to individuals and makes a phone call to see if you can legally take the gun prior to the sale going through. It would take so little extra effort for those systems to be linked as entered into a database, that I have to think it's already being done. Otherwise, how could you be stopped from buying "too many" firearms in a short period of time? How else would the feds easily know if someone was stockpiling weapons?
 
Every gunstore in PA records firearm sales to individuals and makes a phone call to see if you can legally take the gun prior to the sale going through. It would take so little extra effort for those systems to be linked as entered into a database, that I have to think it's already being done.
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In my state of Washington, every firearm you purchase which requires a background check is entered into a state-run database. The Washington State Patrol has access to that database, and knows about every firearm you own which was purchased in that manner.
 
Instead of worrying whether "they" will let you keep your hardward, I would suggest that you spend your time contacting your legislators, and making sure that your dues are paid up with your gun rights organization of choice.
 
As Antipitas describes it, it isTHEFT UNDER COLOR OF LAW. For that reason alone, as if there were not other reasons to oppose this legislative trash, all gun owners should opposse it in any shape or form, and also let their elected things know exactly where they stand on this issue, as well as on gun control in general.

If you forget everything else, remember one thing. The ultimate goal of the anti gunners is the total proscription of firearms. You don't have to take my word for it, just listen to and read what the anti gunners have said in the past. They haven't changed re their ultimate goals either.
 
So if, by chance, this bill actually gets passed... How long do we have before it goes into effect? I am going to get two rifles (AR-15 & AR-10) this summer, but should I be pushing that date back to right now to ensure that I get them?
 
I'm confident this bill won't pass. But just in case, if anybody asks I sold mine in the pennysaver before it went into effect ;)
 
In CT where I live they not only run your name through NCIC they have to send a copy of the transfer to you local PD.
Maybe when I move to Fl next year Maybe a gator or a shark might eat it :eek: Then I could say when asked

"That old thing ? A gator swallowed it whole a fews years back "
 
Lest I get to sound like an old nag, I admit to being old, I will simply reference post #9, for those who might be interested.

If you choose not to act in the defense of what one presumes to be your own interests, can you realistically expect someone else to?
 
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