Then they discovered repeating shotguns, etc., were also on the list. Then they got excited.
The gun grabbers are following their mother ship's (i.e., the former Soviet Union) protocol, viz., expansion in stages.
That's why we oppose gun laws.
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Classic socialist/communist M.O. It is called "creeping gradualism".
It is how the socialist are taking over our country from within. Hillery couldn't take over American health care in one fell swoop, so they decieded to start with the children. We now have the CHIP program (Child Health Insurance Program). Next, we expand Medicare and Medicaid, and before we know it, we have socialized medicine.