Has the govt. ever taken a firearm away?

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I am wondering if the government has ever confiscated a weapon that someone tried to register? I have been hearing crazy things about gun laws. For example, if someone in California has a newly classified "assault weapon," they must register it sometime this year. Now, I'm wondering if anyone, say, has complied with the laws and registered an AK (semi auto, but still a no no in Ca), or something with a flash suppressor did the government come and get it?

I'm not talking about instances where a federal law was broken, but a state law. Does anyone know of any examples where the government has gone to someone's house specifically to gun grab? I'm not talking about militia groups or terrorist squads - only individuals.

I'm asking only because I have honestly ever heard of this happening, or even something remotely close.

One more question: Where does the ACLU stand on the second amendment? If they are pro-Bill of Rights it should follow that they are PRO firearms, right?

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Erik
 
Check New York City for an example of confiscation. After passing a law that forced everyone to register their "assault weapons", NYC passed a law requiring owners to sell, move out of state, or render the weapons non-functional and did invade and arrest at least one guy who publicly refused to do any of these things to his weapons.

NRA has a link about it on their site. That doesn't even get into the California SKS and registration grace period thing...

As for the ACLU, they maintain that the 2nd is a collective right that only allows the individual states to maintain state-run militias. Thus in their opinion, you do not have any individual right to bear arms.

ACLU neglects to explain how the right of free speech and freedom of religion is an individual right but the right to keep and bear arms is a collective right (even though both rights belong to the people according to the Founders).
 
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