The tightening noose of gun control- semi auto weapons ban

[Playa]

This week both California & Illinois successfully defended their weapons bans in court. Not a good sign for law abiding gun owners…

[tvc184]

This week both California & Illinois successfully defended their weapons bans in court. Not a good sign for law abiding gun owners…

What cases?

A federal district judge in Illinois, last week issued a statewide injunction stopping the state of Illinois from enforcing its new assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban.

Two days ago United States Supreme Court Justice Coney Barrett made a very rare move on a similar case also from Illinois. The City of Naperville passed a coty ordinance with an assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban. Normally the Supreme Court does not get involved until a case has run its course through the district courts and the circuit courts and there is a final ruling. So normally it goes through federal District Court, the loser can then appeal to the circuit court, in this case the Seventh Circuit. The loser can then appeal to the United States Supreme Court which only grants review on about 120 out of 4000 cases.

In the case of National Association of Gun Rights v. Naperville, Justice Coney Barrett has immediately stepped in before the District Court has even heard the case, much less an appeal to the Seventh Circuit. Justice Coney Barrett issued an immediate response request from the Seventh Circuit that must be received by the Supreme Court by May 8 as to why the weapons ban does not violate the Second Amendment.

It appears as though the Supreme Court might issue an immediate injunction stopping Illinois from enforcing the weapons ban. This on the face of it appears to be huge because the Supreme Court almost never does this. They wait until the case winds its way through the system and eventually gets to the Supreme Court maybe two or three years from now. It seems like they may be poised in this case to issue an immediate injunction.

Of course, they may not issue an injunction but it appears that an injunction might be the outcome. When the Supreme Court almost never steps in this kind of case, but now has issued a mandatory response from the circuit court due in the next couple of days, I don’t think they’re doing it as an idle threat. The Supreme Court is almost calling out the Seventh Circuit Court publicly and demanding to know immediately why they did not issue an injunction.

[Radar]

Two democrat senators from New Jersey introduced legislation to ban suppressors.

https://www.menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press/sen-menendez-rep-watson-coleman-renew-bicameral-effort-to-outlaw-gun-silencers

Delaware added a finger print requirement to purchase a gun and Oregon's new gun restrictions were upheld by a Judge.

There will be a time coming when the politicians can come up with an agreeable description of an assault weapon and then they will become Class 3 firearms. 200.00 tax stamp for each one and it will be registered with the feds. The Republicans will sit on their hands and do nothing.

[etbowhunter]

Makes me kind of glad all mine were lost when my boat sank on the Trinity River.

[DapperDan]

Mine aren’t lost and are safely at home. Anyone wants them, feel free to come and get them…


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[Radar]

Makes me kind of glad all mine were lost when my boat sank on the Trinity River.

They won't come knocking, someone will rat you out or you will get caught.

In 1934, Roosevelt got the National Firearm Act implemented and it was the only way around the 2nd Amendment. No one fought it much because of all the crime that was going on at the time.

History repeats itself.

[tvc184]

Makes me kind of glad all mine were lost when my boat sank on the Trinity River.

That common quip is cool but they aren’t going to come knock on a door and force entry.

The problem comes if you ever bring those firearms out of the house. Any routine traffic stop might result in a ten year stint in the federal hoosegow.

[PondPopper]

Makes me kind of glad all mine were lost when my boat sank on the Trinity River.

Yea hurricane Harvey got a lot of them around here too. All of mine washed away.

[Radar]

That common quip is cool but they aren’t going to come knock on a door and force entry.

The problem comes if you ever bring those firearms out of the house. Any routine traffic stop might result in a ten year stint in the federal hoosegow.

Lot of people have a hard time understanding this, that excuse of "I lost them all" is lame.

I know someone that had supposedly did a straw purchase. The ATF went into his home and confiscated guns, cell phones, cash and jewelry. Some of the guns were Colts and Winchesters, in their original factory boxes. The agents threw the boxes on the floor and tossed the guns into a van, piled them all up. They even took the guns he had inherited from his Dad. Their reasoning for taking the other personal objects was they could be used as evidence.

[MadHatter]

Lot of people have a hard time understanding this, that excuse of "I lost them all" is lame.

I know someone that had supposedly did a straw purchase. The ATF went into his home and confiscated guns, cell phones, cash and jewelry. Some of the guns were Colts and Winchesters, in their original factory boxes. The agents threw the boxes on the floor and tossed the guns into a van, piled them all up. They even took the guns he had inherited from his Dad. Their reasoning for taking the other personal objects was they could be used as evidence.

Correct.
If we're ever gonna get anywhere, the ATF comes in and don't come out, otherwise what's the point of keeping outlawed guns if you're not gonna use them for their intended purpose.
We never hold them accountable for this BS.

[ColinR]

Two democrat senators from New Jersey introduced legislation to ban suppressors.

https://www.menendez.senate.gov/newsroom/press/sen-menendez-rep-watson-coleman-renew-bicameral-effort-to-outlaw-gun-silencers

Delaware added a finger print requirement to purchase a gun and Oregon's new gun restrictions were upheld by a Judge.

There will be a time coming when the politicians can come up with an agreeable description of an assault weapon and then they will become Class 3 firearms. 200.00 tax stamp for each one and it will be registered with the feds. The Republicans will sit on their hands and do nothing.

Just like always!! We are at war and unfortunately us Republicans are just sitting here and taking it. We are not even putting up a fight. Sad sad times in the US.

[Calrob]

Just like always!! We are at war and unfortunately us Republicans are just sitting here and taking it. We are not even putting up a fight. Sad sad times in the US.

This aint a shot at you, but as long as people keep calling themselves republicans and democrats, the politicians keep winning and you and I keep losing. Americans are sitting on our hands because the politicians keep making you believe they'll help you. Its time for them to go, and we gotta show em the door

[Johnny44]

If El-Chapo could order the cartels to start knocking off politicians, judges, and big mouthed liberals, I would vote for him for President