Time for us to chip, chip, chip back.
We should be actively trying to expand gun rights through legislation. Here are a few points we could start with:
1. Suppressors - NFA regulation of suppressors is illogical and a safety issue. Suppressors make firearm use safer and more neighborly, and by no means should these items require federal registration.
2. Barrel length and OAL restrictions - ATF regulation of barrel lengths for rifles and shotguns, not to mention restrictions on shoulder stocks for pistols, are nonsensical and bear no logical relationship to the safe use of the weapon. Such restrictions should be repealed completely.
3. Definitions of "assault-style" weapons - The regulation of so-called "assault-style" weapons is a flagrant emotional play to get regulation for weapons that are functionally no more dangerous than their traditional counterparts. A federal law should be passed to positively define an "assault weapon" as a select-fire weapon only, that "assault-style weapon" has no legal meaning, and that government is prohibited from making any law to restrict firearms ownership based on cosmetic features of the weapon in question.
4. A law should be passed to positively assert that no person will lose the right to bear arms without due process of law, and that due process must include a jury verdict.
5. Based on the Heller and McDonald decisions, "shall-issue" carry will be the federal standard for concealed-carry licenses throughout the US, including the District of Columbia.
There... that's enough to go on with. No doubt we can formulation some more ideas as we go.
Nice but silly. Guess you didn’t get the memo that it’s all about ‘responsible gun safety’ now. Carry with a round in the chamber? Unsafe. You are hereby deemed “unsafe”. No gun for you. So say the gun nazis. :-)