Posted on 01/16/2018 12:59:36 PM PST by pabianice
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Issues Letter To LTC/FID Holders Regarding Bump Stocks and Trigger Cranks – You Need To Read This.
EOPSS Letter Calls For Forced Surrender.
1/16/18
GOAL has obtained a letter regarding bump stocks from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety, that will be mailed to all licensed MA gun owners and it is a doozy.
The letter, titled “Notice of Legislation Prohibiting Bump Stocks and Trigger Cranks” notifies addressees that the law directs EOPSS to notify gun owners about the change in law, specifically to section 18 to 21 of Chapter 110 and that the change, as of 2/1/18 makes it illegal to possess “so-called bump stocks and trigger cranks”.
The letter then defines a bump stock as follows.
“any device for a weapon that increases the rate of fire achievable with such weapon by using energy from the recoil of such weapon to generate a reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.”
The letter also defines a trigger crank as follows.
“any device to be attached to a weapon that repeatedly activates the trigger of the weapon through the use of a lever or other part that is turned in a circular motion; proved, however, that “trigger crank” shall not include any weapon initially designed or manufactured to fire through the use of a crank or lever.”
The letter continues to notify licensed gun owners that the new law prohibited the purchase, sale, or offering for sale of a trigger crank. Most egregious of all, the letter also notes that owners of bump stocks and trigger cranks have only one legal path to follow, turning the device in to the police.
The letter notes.
“if you currently possess a bump stock or trigger crank within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you should contact your local police department or the Massachusetts State Police and arrange an appointment to transfer custody of the prohibited item to the police for destruction.”
Some things to note from the letter.
• The letter notes that the devices are not legal to possess in MA, even in the home. • The letter notes that the devices cannot be legally possessed in MA with a machine gun license. • The letter contains a veiled threat stating, “Retention of such a prohibited item beyond the ninety day grace period will expose the owner to criminal prosecution. • There is no mention as to how an individual who chooses to comply with this law will be able to show proof that they did. • There is no mention about what the police will do with these devices upon receiving them.
Canoe accidents happening all over the Charles River!
Ummm.... no.
When the state police march on Concord will there be anyone to meet them at the bridge?
“if you currently possess a bump stock or trigger crank within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you should contact your local police department or the Massachusetts State Police and arrange an appointment to transfer custody of the prohibited item to the police for destruction.”
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So whatever happened to the long held beliefs (especially here) that the police in this country are pro-2A and would never take part in confiscation in any form?
Or at least due process. I am still waiting for the public hearings that would all for the sale of an AR 15.
It’s frozen.........................
What is disturbing is that Massachusetts has a list of gun owners and their addresses.
Dump the CoM into the Bay.
Any member of law enforcement who enforces this unconstitutional act deserves whatever fate befalls them.
The zer0 resignations of Very Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Weasels has led the way to killing that meme.
“you should contact your local police department or the Massachusetts State Police and arrange an appointment to transfer custody of the prohibited item to the police for destruction”
Does that mean I’ll have to turn in my rubber band?
Sturmbannfuhrer Maura Healey strikes again.
Mass is in dire need of a true Molon Labe moment.
Those pesky 5th and 2nd amendments....
It’s an unconstitutional ex post facto law, if it is framed as “shall” rather than “should”.
Have they removed the rifle from their Minuteman statue in Concord yet?
Hard to believe how far the Birthplace of American Freedom has fallen.
Americans in Massachusetts to do to themselves that which the British could not.
Were those bump stocks registered when purchased? How would Mass know who has them?
Whew! At least all my controllable fingers and tac-triggers would be safe if I was unfortunate enough to live in MA...
There’s a reason MA is losing House seats...
I’m not sure that the police are being given a choice in this matter.
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