Posted on 02/13/2014 7:51:11 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather
On Jan. 1, 2014, tens of thousands of defiant gun owners seemingly made the choice not to register their semi-automatic rifles with the state of Connecticut as required by a hastily-passed gun control law. By possessing unregistered so-called “assault rifles,” they all technically became guilty of committing Class D felonies overnight.
Police had received 47,916 applications for “assault weapons certificates” and 21,000 incomplete applications as of Dec. 31, Lt. Paul Vance told The Courant.
At roughly 50,000 applications, officials estimate that as little as 15 percent of the covered semi-automatic rifles have actually been registered with the state. “No one has anything close to definitive figures, but the most conservative estimates place the number of unregistered assault weapons well above 50,000, and perhaps as high as 350,000,” the report states.
Needless to say, officials and some lawmakers are stunned.
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I think the most salient questions are, what makes them think that? How do they know? On what information is their "estimate" based?
Good point.
When only a handful comply with the law, just what will they do?
Oh no its just that most of the people don’t know about the new law yet. Even though its on the news blogs 24/7 they just don’t know about it. LOL!!!
Does anyone know what a class D felony means in Conn.?
They can’t find what you don’t have at the address contained in the warrant.
When Paul Revere made his famous ride, to announce that the British were coming, the British were coming to take the colonists’ guns away.....................
Why would anyone register something lost in a boating accident?
I am stunned as well. GOOD for the people of Connecticut! Officials and some lawmakers might want to refer to the 2nd Amendment.....
I won’t be obeying any illegal laws coming from this illegal administration, or any other illegal law coming from any administration.
A person or person only have as much power over you as you give them, and I have taken all my power back.
They can send them out. It’ll be interesting to see how many come back alive...
(((ping)))
Does anyone know what a class D felony means in Conn.?
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No, but its a sure bet it means you can’t own any firearms.
Where’s the quote about “if we’d have just resisted a little bit instead of cowering when they came to our homes - if they had to worry about whether they’d go home to their families...”
I think it means whatever the government wants it to mean. Meaning, you walk if you turn in a neighbor or you go to prison if the prosecutor is a lesbian.
Awwww. The sheep aren’t sheep any more. How will they respond to this? Calling out the federal troops to fire on innocent American citizens?
I’m not surprised. When the Tri-State Chapter was having events in New York, one of our Connecticut members refused to come because he couldn’t come armed. Remember harpseal? He signed every post: “Stay well, stay safe, stay armed. Yorktown.”
On another note illegals drive drunk behind the wheel of a weapon and kill Americans and the politicians rejoice and protect
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