Posted on 04/29/2002 6:14:32 AM PDT by TheRightGuy
I thought that any firearm with a cartridge of .50 or greater caliber was classified as a destructive device, which is a BAFT no-no. Specifically, I remember one of the BAFT charges against the Branch Davidians was that they had a Boys British anti-tank rifle, which exceeded the caliber of the legal 50 BMG, and was an unlicensed destructive device.
It is a shame that people get so hungup on firearms as evil creatures with lives of their own, that they don't view them as just chunks of metal and hold those that use, or abuse them responsible for their own actions. Oh course to be a good democrat, one must believe in victimhood. It was the gun that caused the crime, not the criminal.
I disagree...
a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine
A glock has a detachable magazine and would therefore be illegal. The use of the word 'and' in the sentence also disallows those with detachable magazines outside of the pistol grip. Nowhere is it stated that pistols that have magazines in the pistol grip are "ok".
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