Mass Gun Store Update

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This is a repost from MAF, a Mass. firearms list, written by another.

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I went to the Gun Room in Shrewsbury today. A very sad visit. they are no longer selling any handguns, exc. for BP types. (This despite many models such as Glocks, Berettas, etc., visible in the display cases....) Long guns are still for sale. If I had the money, I'd buy a Bushmaster, but I can barely afford ammo right now.

I spoke with the owner who said he had just got off the phone with Shannon Bean (sp?) at the AG's office. (BTW another telephone extension for her: X2047- use it often!)

Three things stick in my mind from what he said she told him: A) gun shop owners may continue to sell handguns "but at the buyers' and sellers' peril", no private transfers are possible for handguns between any parties in MA any longer (I didn't know what to say about that one- I'm just reporting it....), and: Sens. Creem and Jacques have just filed a bill limiting personal ownership of firearms to one shotgun, one pistol and one rifle, tops, with a limit of fifty rounds for each firearm, period.

All in all a good day for the grabbers.

Something did come to mind, though, and I did ask him: if you guys close, and so do all other gun shops, where will the reenactors, so politically popular and correct in this state, get their black powder? They can't, he said. New gun shops (isn't that an oxymoron?) are prohibited by the BATF from acquiring licences to sell "loose explosives" such as BP. So, one one hand, my fellow reenactors who so blithely tried to distance themselves from the "gun nuts" a few years ago are going to get screwed as well, despite their indulgences sold to them by the Crown last year? (My heart bleeds
toilet water for such Judases....)

On the other hand, the eternal optimist in me says... if the reenactors start squawking about how they can't get BP anymore in MA, esp. since interstate transfers of BP to MA are not being done by most BP sellers and manufacturers due to lawsuit and violations concerns, this apparent loss of tourist revenue and commerce from loss of reenactments might come back to hit El Sinko Swimmi (Reilly) as it did Birmingham last year? Maybe we can use the reenactors as a stick to beat the AG about the head with?

Just a thought.....


[This message has been edited by Tracker (edited April 10, 2000).]
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tracker:
This is a repost from MAF, a Mass. firearms list, written by another.

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I went to the Gun Room in Shrewsbury today. A very sad visit. they are no longer selling any handguns, exc. for BP types. (This despite many models such as Glocks, Berettas, etc., visible in the display cases....) Long guns are still for sale. If I had the money, I'd buy a Bushmaster, but I can barely afford ammo right now.

I spoke with the owner who said he had just got off the phone with Shannon Bean (sp?) at the AG's office. (BTW another telephone extension for her: X2047- use it often!)

Three things stick in my mind from what he said she told him: A) gun shop owners may continue to sell handguns "but at the buyers' and sellers' peril", no private transfers are possible for handguns between any parties in MA any longer (I didn't know what to say about that one- I'm just reporting it....), and: Sens. Creem and Jacques have just filed a bill limiting personal ownership of firearms to one shotgun, one pistol and one rifle, tops, with a limit of fifty rounds for each firearm, period.)
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Somewhere on this forum is a link to the AG regulations. Although I don't live in Mass., I read them. Frankly, from what I read, most of which is posted here (not just this post is highly inaccurate.


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>All in all a good day for the grabbers.

Something did come to mind, though, and I did ask him: if you guys close, and so do all other gun shops, where will the reenactors, so politically popular and correct in this state, get their black powder? They can't, he said. New gun shops (isn't that an oxymoron?) are prohibited by the BATF from acquiring licences to sell "loose explosives" such as BP. So, one one hand, my fellow reenactors who so blithely tried to distance themselves from the "gun nuts" a few years ago are going to get screwed as well, despite their indulgences sold to them by the Crown last year? (My heart bleeds
toilet water for such Judases....)

On the other hand, the eternal optimist in me says... if the reenactors start squawking about how they can't get BP anymore in MA, esp. since interstate transfers of BP to MA are not being done by most BP sellers and manufacturers due to lawsuit and violations concerns, this apparent loss of tourist revenue and commerce from loss of reenactments might come back to hit El Sinko Swimmi (Reilly) as it did Birmingham last year? Maybe we can use the reenactors as a stick to beat the AG about the head with?

Just a thought......)[/B][/quote]

The reason I'm interested in this is I expect the same nonsense in our southern neighbor, Maryland. Curran, the AG there, is just as much of an ass as harshbarger and O'Reilly are.
As far as limitations ("Sens. Creem and Jacques have just filed a bill limiting personal ownership of firearms to one shotgun, one pistol and one rifle, tops, with a limit of fifty rounds for each firearm, period."), this is your chance to prevent further damage by the socialists in Mass.
Although another post mentions LE exemptions, I've not seen any confirmation of this (it's not in the regulations). This, if there is the will to do so, could help undo some of the regulations by citizens demanding no such exemptions be allowed, The LE community may not like the regulations applying to them.
Boy, it's a sad time we live in with all of these commie scumbags!
 
The rulers of this state are true political fools. Their antics are surely going to cause problems that will have to be resolved by the Supreme Court. What they are doing does not just affect the little state of Mass., but has repercusions well beyound their boarders.
The Court has since the beginning tried to avoid questions about the 2nd amendment, just as they have been leary of making judgements on so many controversial things like the draft, abortion, the true limits of free speach, etc. etc. This allows a useful amount of freedom for government, federal, state and local to use wise (hopefully) judgement in dealing with important and sensitive matters regarding these fredoms.
This also demands a certain restraint and wisdom from legislators and officials in implementing and enforcing the latitude they have been given. Unfortunately, your rulers are proving themselves to be clowns and limits well have to be set upon them.
Like many others, I do not welcome the intervention of the high court in these matters. They are just as likely to make matters even more muddled and unworkable from every point of view if they are forced to act.
Pray the this insanity expires with the defeat of the Clintonite political bubble that inspired it next November. That would be the best exit from this politcal and legal monstrosity that these toads have spawned.

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The regulations are supposed to only affect retail saled of NEW handguns. Where is the ban on private transfers coming from. My B.S. meter has been off the scale since the post from woodit saying that all guns shops in the commonwelath were closed.
 
Hunter's Trading Post in Weymouth wasn't selling any new or used handguns yesterday. I was planning on buying one if I could get one, instead I walked out with ammo. I heard from them that private sales are not covered at the moment, but they plan to close that asap.

I called my state rep and senator and logged my opposition. Both are pro-gun according to the GOAL site. A guy I talked to at my rep's office said they expect to see a sweep across the country of Attorney's General implementing the same thing, then have it move to the Supreme Court. Jeeesh.

Four Season's in Woburn is selling some used stuff, and a couple new S&W's.

I haven't heard about the limit proposal.
Hoppy isn't Happy.
 
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