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They're going to be surprised if it gets to the Supreme Court:
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/577/411/
“the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding,”
Woman bought a stun gun to protect herself from an abusive ex. State of MA charged her saying that stun guns didn't exist back in the day, and were "dangerous and unusual" so the 2nd amendment doesn't apply.
Another weird af hypocrisy where MA didn't want stun guns to count but assult rifles were A-OK.
It truly is a wonder how America has lasted this long.
We had a run. Considering how much of our founding was based on and sustained by slavery, it might be good to call it.
America lasted this long simply from momentum and good courtesy after WW2. That's literally it.
Assault rifles have been illegal nation wide for decades
Assault rifles were only banned for 10 years, from 1994 to 2004.
Assault rifle != Assault weapon. An assault rifle is a fully automatic or burst fire weapon. They've been illegal since 1986 and remain so to this day. And assault weapon is a made up term, based on superficial accessories like bayonet mounts or a pistol grips. Clintons AWB was essentially a "scary looking gun ban". Guns that were functionally identical to banned guns were still readily available and perfectly legal.
Clinton conflated "assault weapon" and "assault rifle" intentionally to cause this sort of confusion and get credit for passing a bad bill that didn't really address the problem.
When even the Davy Crockett is illegal, it's not surprising.
you can buy an AR-15 in any gun store. they even make a "JR-15," for kids. no, I'm not kidding.
AR-15 isn't an assault rifle. The A stands for Armalite. The assault rifle version of the AR-15 is called the M16 and it's illegal.
you're right, apparently. from Wikipedia:
AR-15 is semi-auto rather than selective fire, so it's not an assault rifle. I had mistakenly conflated assault rifles with "assault weapons," which is a separate (and more vague and contested) term.
you can still buy an M-16 or AK-47, but it has to be transferrable (grandfathered in before FOPA) and you need extra paperwork.
Lots of people make the same mistake. Clinton did this on purpose, so people would believe the 1994 assault weapon ban actually did anything of value.
Those existed at the time. You're also free to choose from axes, clubs and blades to giant semi-automatic crossbows. Sorry, sorry no giant crossbows, that tech was lost by then.
Why would you buy a foreign sword and take a job away from a decent, hardworking American blacksmith?
And Cannon. Don't forget cannon.
Black powder weapons typically aren't subject to the same laws as cartridge-based firearms.
Because they are somehow classified as percussion instruments. As far as I know you can legally buy a cap and ball colt without paperwork.
Nobody is using these for crimes and that's why they've skated past regulation for so long. If brown people started carrying flintlock pistols for self-defense rhere would be legislation drafted within the week.
100% correct. All gun control has racist roots
That's why I'm allowed to always carry a vial of the rage virus from 28 Days Later, in case I get mugged and need to end civilization.
Please do. There's little worth salvaging