Do you think that the Assault Weapons Ban is going to come back?

Question

I understand that the Assault Weapons Ban has been proposed to come back. It is H.R. 1022 and it was proposed by Caorlyn McCarthy of New York. Do you think that the Assault Weapons ban is going to be ratified, or do you think it will fail to gain any momentum? Also, do you know of any new provisions it may entail? I own a Bushmaster AR-15. Is the ban going to retroactive? Is there a chance that I will have to give up my rifle, or is it grandfathered in?

Answer 1

i wish that i could believe that it won't be reinstated however time has proven that not only was it completely ineffective but it has also proven that our democratic representatives DO NOT LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES.so yes i do believe that it will be reinstated.i doubt that it will be retroactive.i would be inclined to think the taking away of property as not only illegal but also quite unconstitutional.if that were to be the case i think that it would be time for a forcible reformation of our government.


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Answer 2

The 2nd was not added just as a hunters right or a right to self defense or a doomsday provision against an unjust government The writings of the framers prove that it was all of the above I get as sick of hearing the Fuds whine about AK not being needed for hunting as I did my grandfather whining about the magnum rifle calibers not being need for hunting Both counts are true but let the government start coming after the over powered hunting rounds and the Fuds will start crapping their britches But who in America NEEDS anything harder that a .308 or 30.06 for hunting This is where we should note Obama support of Ted Kennedy's bill to ban almost all hunting ammo in America I also have no use for AK and ARs but unlike the Fuds I don't see the world through my narrow little field of vision Any assault on the constitution erodes it as a whole Without the 2nd amendment all the others are just suggestions DCA is correct The only reason a leader would disarm his people is if he was planing on forcing some tyrannical or criminal actions against them You have to ask yourself why he would be moving to create an unconstitutional national security force while simultaneously moving to disarm the people of the very guns that could oppose them

Answer 3

BETTER WAKE UP, PEOPLE!
This obscenity has ALREADY been passed onto the floor of Congress WITHOUT a RECORDED VOTE in committee!
Better contact N.R.A. or Gun Owners of America to find out what is REALLY happening BEHIND YOUR BACKS in D.C. RIGHT NOW!

The BAN the Demacrack Hoplophobes are trying to hang on us THIS TIME covers just about EVERY semi-auto MADE, and THIS TIME the Demacracks are trying to make it PERMANENT! ! !

NEXT STEP, CONFISCATION! ! ! !

Answer 4

Highly unlikely. Any politician who was awake and paying attention in the early 90s saw the Democrats lose Congress largely over that single issue. Along with the fact that we have ten years of proof that it did absolutely nothing. Only a fool would support it now.

Answer 5

I think gunplumber's right, and the first time around the proponents muddied the waters by making most people think they were restricting class III weapons. I can't see that ruse working twice.

Answer 6

Not in our lifetime.

The original only got passed because klinton promised it would cut crime in half. It didn't effect crime in any way and it quietly expired.

No new bans will ever pass because the old standard "it will cut crime" has been debunked for good.

Answer 7

too much money in semi-auto weapons it will never pass. and like the gunplummer said the dems attribute the loss of power to that single issue.

Answer 8

Let them keep screwing it up. Just gives us more ammunition for solving the actual problem.

Unfortunately, our government is focused on supporting and growing its own needs and has conveniently forgotten about us wee little "people".

Answer 9

ruger 10/22's will be ban under hr1022, belive it or not

Answer 10

hr 1022 doest have a hope if it went thou the only legal gun would be a single shot and that would put millions of gun owners as outlaws