MA Governor following NY's Lead

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SonOfLiberty

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It would seem that we have an epidemic on our hands. Governor Deval Patrick has laid out his plans for gun control in Massachusetts. It includes 7 round mag limits, the ability to release/disclose private gun owner info, illegal toys, one gun limit (or magazine) per month, and much more ambiguity... ala New York.

I fear that the anti-gun legislature may not have much trouble passing this here either. Please write, call, rally, and protest as often as you can. Now is not the time to wait silently while more of our rights are taken away.

Read the full text here:
http://www.mass.gov/governor/legisl...-to-strengthen-and-enhance-firearms-laws.html
 
Funny thing is.... I moved from NY to MA (business reasons). Looks like another move may be in my family's future.
 
I just got the e-mail from my gun shop. This is getting way out of hand and I am disgusted. Looks like ill be moving a couple hours north to Maine or New Hampshire.
 
SonOfLiberty said:
It would seem that we have an epidemic on our hands. Governor Deval Patrick has laid out his plans for gun control in Massachusetts. It includes 7 round mag limits, the ability to release/disclose private gun owner info, illegal toys, one gun limit (or magazine) per month, and much more ambiguity... ala New York.
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Each of these bills should be entitled "Alan Gura's Pension Protection Act".
 
Shouldn't be much of a surprise given Massachusetts previous stand on gun control. Just hope the fever doesn't move west. Given the constant play these moves are getting in the media there will be more attempts to do more of the same.
 
I fear that the anti-gun legislature may not have much trouble passing this here either
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One of the reasons I packed me bags and moved to the sunshine state.
Wonder what NJ will come up with now.
 
new jersey, delaware,connecticut, rhode island, california, hawaii, and maryland are all on deck for similar legislation.
 
As bad as it is for gun owners subject to the 7 round ban, I feel worse for gun shop owners. This will literally drive them out of business. I would say about 75% of the guns on the market have 10 round mags or more. If this passes we will be limited to such few choices that it wont be profitable for gun shops to even be in business.
 
Contact S&W immediately.

Tell them to move out of that state as quickley as possible, and for them to stop selling to non-free state gov'ts.

I am not going to buy anymore from Manf. and have their corp tax money go to a state that wants to deny me the right to buy the gun in the first place.

This is suicide and we must maintain the fight.
 
"It reduces access to high-powered rounds of ammunition."

Okay, exactly what does that mean? I'm guessing it means anything the gov. wants it to mean.

Bob
 
Just wait to we get to see what Linsky is pushing.... here's a quick rundown of what he has leaked so far:

1) All large capacity firearms must be stored at gun clubs, not in the home.

2) No mental health reporting.... rather, license applicants must turn over their medical files to the local sheriff (issuing officer) for review of mental appropriateness.

3) Issuing officers must qualify license applicants on physical abilities and appropriate training.

4) All firearms owners must have liability insurance

5) Capacity limits and purchase limits similar to Patrick's bill

http://www.wgbhnews.org/post/david-linsky-bill-aims-tighten-already-strict-gun-laws

http://www.wickedlocal.com/marblehead/news/x2105871401/After-hosting-meeting-Linsky-outlines-gun-control-bill-for-Massachusetts?zc_p=3#axzz2IAlN4D68



On a positive note... the officers at masscops.com are (rightly) ****** about this....

http://www.masscops.com/threads/david-linsky-gives-details-of-his-ma-gun-control-bill.114163/

I clearly see a move in my not too distant future....
 
I refuse to be chased away from my family, friends, business, property, etc. As such, I will argue and attempt to influence. I will write and call, protest and demonstrate. I won't be quiet and retreat until I have no other option.
 
I refuse to be chased away from my family, friends, business, property, etc. As such, I will argue and attempt to influence. I will write and call, protest and demonstrate. I won't be quiet and retreat until I have no other option.
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I agree... however, my family is currently being pushed out for business reasons, the 2A issues are simply speeding up the time-table.
 
If I wasn't so heavily invested, I probably wouldn't feel as strongly. Also, if like you, I had some other circumstances involved... I'd likely be looking for greener pastures.
 
The bill was submitted today. I didn't see the 7 round limit but I didn't read the thing. What jumped out in News reports was the requirement to obtain liability insurance prior to renewing your LTC or before you can get a new LTC. The insurance is in case your firearm is lost or stolen and used in a crime. Of course the insurance company will want a list of all your firearms and you will have to constantly update the list to be covered. Will the insurance companies make the list available to the government?
 
If I still lived in the People's Republic of MA, which thankfully I do not, I don't think I'd be too concerned about Linsky's bill. He's a perennial overreaching anti-gun bill filer and, near as I can tell, is generally regarded as something of a nut on the subject, even by those who are in favor of stricter controls. I'd be more worried about what Deval Patrick comes up with, which so far sounds identical to what passed in New York. Even though the Governor - not just Patrick, but any Governor - is something of a figurehead in Massachusetts, with the real power wielded by the House Speaker, his bill is far more likely to attract enough support to actually pass.

I'm sensitive to my fellow gun enthusiasts still living behind enemy lines and I understand the considerations of job, family, and other issues that make it difficult to leave. They kept me down there for most of my adult life. But, I always had a plan to get out, and when I finally could, I did. Life is very, very good up here in New Hampshire and we could always use a few more gun owners, so if you can, when you can, consider heading north.
 
It creates four new crimes: assault and battery by means of a firearm, assault by means of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and commission of a violent misdemeanor while in possession of a weapon. These crimes will give police and prosecutors additional tools to protect the community from those who possess and use guns in a crime.
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Really...like the current laws didn't cover all that...maybe they should have just tried using those...:rolleyes:
 
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