Reply #234: Who is arguing for the repeal of the National Firearms Act?

[benEzra]

Under the NFA, which even the NRA supports, possession of any automatic weapon (yes, even real AK-47's and Uzi's) is a 10-year Federal felony, unless you are police, military, or obtain Federal authorization (BATFE Form 4), under the National Firearms Act (which the NRA supported in 1934 and still supports, AFAIK). Who's arguing for less restriction than speech?

In most states, you can't carry a gun in theater (or any other public place) without a state-issued license, and in my state (NC) that requires passing a Federal and state background check, an FBI fingerprint check, a mental health records check, lots of $$$ in fees, a training class using a state-issued curriculum, AND a demonstration of competence actually shooting.

The Second Amendment is ALREADY restricted more tightly than the First Amendment. No, you can't yell "fire" in a theater, but you sure as hell can't carry a gun in there without a license, either (never mind shooting it).

It's this type of uninformed BS that the repubs use to paint Dems as "gun grabbers," IMHO.



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Dems and the Gun Issue - Now What? (written in 2004, largely vindicated in 2006, IMO)