I have read some more comments and suggest that y’all abandon this confiscation idea. Confiscation will require a costitutional amendment, just like an amendment was needed to end savery. All he can do now is ban new firearms of certain kinds; it explains the current rush on gun stores. If the Republicans do not block this law, they are no better than their Democratnik counteparts. Educate yourself; look up “ex post facto.”
You mean like new taxes not being made retroactive?
It was not needed in California for the SKS rifle confiscation. Which by the way, was totally unsuccessful. I believe that around 2% of the SKS's were actually registered and then the owners found out they were lied to by the government (shocking!) and ordered them confiscated.
This is according to an unverified source . . .
http://www.gunownersalliance.com/Rabbi_0205.htm
but the interesting thing is that it is the ONLY source (that I have found) that gets right to the point.
Now, do not mistake this for a statement that Hussein the Merciful will not sign off on a total ban and confiscation of semi-autos (long guns and hand guns) if the paperwork reaches his desk. I have no doubt that that Fearless Leader, Cobammunist 1, would request such legislation from Congress for him to sign.
But it has got to get there via the normal channels. In the meantime his tall talk is only providing a form of "economic stimulus" for gun shops across the nation. American Citizens are buying everything they can get their hands on.
And that is a VERY good thing.
thems a couple of them there restraints in the constitution that irritates him. We gots to have a convention and make comprimises on a new constitution.
While Constitutionally, I feel you are correct, these people have no intent of going by the Constitution, only forcing their agendae around it. They view it as an obstacle to be overcome, not a valid and just limitation of governmental power.
Not very imaginative, are you? Tell me, do you think that the ownership of living cannibus plants is protected from seizure? No, of course not. They have been declared "contraband." Tell me what happens if Congress passes and Obama signs a law stating that all magazine fed semi-automatic rifles of greater than .21 caliber are contraband, along with the magazines and any other accessories, since they are so dangerous. A compliant Supreme Court will say that such is a "reasonable regulation" (as mentioned in the Heller case), and therefore doesn't violate the 2nd Amendment. All that you need is 1 justice to change his mind, or to be "unavailable" to hear the case. "Change his mind" and "Unavailable" can occur many ways, and in countries that have previously banned weapons to the civilian populace, many strange things have happened to opponents of the regime.
In short, please don't be naive. Under our law you are, of course, correct. Just don't assume that things will necessarily stay the same.