Thanks for the reminder. While you're at it, why not give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?
Yeah. Too bad Romney already banished assault weapons in Massachusetts when governor.
Make no mistake, no difference in obama and Romney on gun control. Both are in the Brady Bunch camp.
Link? Cuz I don’t think he did....
Thanks for the reminder. While you're at it, why not give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?
“Yeah. Too bad Romney already banished assault weapons in Massachusetts when governor.”
No he didn’t. He banned semi-automatic guns based on certain characteristics. Still stupid but not an assault gun ban. By definition, assault weapons are selective fire. Those are illegal under NFA and FOPA.
That is what Obama wants.
Romney is better than Obama on this issue.
From this article: “For his part, Romney got caught up in the law he signed in Massachusetts that banned so-called “assault weapons.” It is a position that Romney took with the cooperation of the National Rifle Association because it loosened other gun restrictions.”
I’d like to know more about those other gun restrictions, but this does say the ban was coordinated with NRA with purpose.
It is a position that Romney took with the cooperation of the National Rifle Association because it loosened other gun restrictions.Quote from the article.
It’s amazing how much this keeps making the rounds when it’s flat out untrue. Granted Romney himself made it look bad because he said some really dumb things (he was briefed by a moron who didn’t understand the bill).
However it didn’t actually ban guns. The MA gun ban was passed in 1998. The 2004 law was a reform of that law which took out a number of the worst parts of it.
Don’t take my word for it, listen to the MA gun rights group:
http://www.goal.org/newspages/romney.html
From that page this is what the law did:
1. Established the Firearm License Review Board (FLRB). The 1998 law created new criteria for disqualifying citizens for firearms licenses that included any misdemeanor punishable by more than two years even if no jail time was ever served.
For instance, a first conviction of operating a motor vehicle under the influence would result in the loss of your ability to own a handgun for life and long guns for a minimum of five years. This Board is now able to review cases under limited circumstances to restore licenses to individuals who meet certain criteria.
2. Mandated that a minimum of $50,000 of the licensing fees be used for the operation of the FLRB so that the Board would not cease operating under budget cuts.
3. Extended the term of the state’s firearm licenses from 4 years to 6 years.
4. Permanently attached the federal language concerning assault weapon exemptions in 18 USC 922 Appendix A to the Massachusetts assault weapons laws. This is the part that the media misrepresented.
In 1998 the Massachusetts legislature passed its own assault weapons ban (MGL Chapter 140, Section 131M). This ban did not rely on the federal language and contained no sunset clause. Knowing that we did not have the votes in 2004 to get rid of the state law, we did not want to loose all of the federal exemptions that were not in the state law so this new bill was amended to include them.
5. Re-instated a 90 day grace period for citizens who were trying to renew their firearm license. Over the past years, the government agencies in charge had fallen months behind in renewing licenses. At one point it was taking upwards of a year to renew a license. Under Massachusetts law, a citizen cannot have a firearm or ammunition in their home with an expired license.
6. Mandated that law enforcement must issue a receipt for firearms that are confiscated due to an expired license. Prior to this law, no receipts were given for property confiscated which led to accusations of stolen or lost firearms after they were confiscated by police.
7. Gave free license renewal for law enforcement officers who applied through their employing agency.
8. Changed the size and style of a firearm license to that of a driver’s license so that it would fit in a normal wallet. The original license was 3” x 4”.
9. Created stiffer penalties for armed home invaders.
My take on Romney vis a vis guns is pretty simple- he simply doesn’t much care about the topic, and as such is tone deaf on such matters. He does, however, support his side on the issues as he is expected to.