by Gary Marbut, : Opinion
Montana – -(Ammoland.com)- One or more bills have been introduced in Congress to outlaw “bump fire” stocks, like the one(s) allegedly used in the Las Vegas massacre.
Why should you care?
First, I’ll agree with many of you that bump fire stocks are stupid. They are usually inaccurate and just waste ammo. As my friend Stephen says, they’re a good way to turn money into noise. They have little practical utility.
But, that’s not the issue here. The issue here is yet another assault on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The people control crowd see banning these devices as low-hanging political fruit in the emotionally charged aftermath of Las Vegas.
They have zero intent to limit their ratcheting away of the RKBA with just banning bump fire stocks. That’s just what they think they can get away with right now.
Another such incident and they’ll be after the device de jour. What will be next? Standard-capacity magazines, semi-auto rifles, red-dot sights, “cop-killer bullets” (all rifle ammo), banning private firearm sales without government registration/permission? The possible list is extensive.
The people controllers already have their wish lists of future restrictions made. The bills to accomplish these are already written, just waiting for an inflammatory incident to launch them.
In the broader context, a ban on bump fire stocks is just another attack on individual liberty. Why does anyone “need” a car that will go faster than 65 MPH. Why does anyone “need” to be able to send uncensored emails or make uncensored Online posts? Why does anyone really “need” the privacy of their persons, papers, or homes, if they’re not criminals? Why does anyone “need” to own his or her own property or live outside an urban apartment? This list is endless too, and all or these are on the chopping block designed by those who want us all subservient to a tyrannous government.
So, where do we draw the line?
Here and now. Hard and fast. With bump fire stocks (even if you and I may think they’re dumb.) This is the time to rise up and just say NO. By that I mean ABSOLUTELY NO!
It doesn’t matter if some pro-gun group cuts a deal to throw bump-fire stocks under the bus, in exchange for leniency by our would-be masters, or in exchange for some other favor. The message to Congress is still ABSOLUTELY NO!
Contact all your congressional leaders today, in my case the three of Montana’s congressional delegation, Senator Tester, Senator Daines, and Congressman Gianforte. Tell them NO inroads on the RKBA, zero, none. Tell them we are all watching closely.
Sincerely,
Gary Marbut, President
Montana Shooting Sports Association
About Montana Shooting Sports Association: MSSA is the primary political advocate for Montana gun owners. Visit: www.mtssa.org
Here is my .02$…. Bump stocks stupid? Why? Have you ever fired one, or for that matter, the old auto BB guns at the carnival? I guess not. Full auto or bump tockes do cost a lot to shoot, but it is FUN. Ive taken many people out that weren’t big gun fans, and after firing in full auto, they ALL had big smiles on their faces. Now why I think banning is foolish. I’ve always been around firearms. I am ex military. Had I (or any trained or good marksman) had been that nut and NOT used a BF… Read more »
So if the ATF reclassified the stocks with no grace period , those that have the stocks become a felon or criminal overnight. Yeah that can’t happen. I would think their would be a ton of lawsuits against ATF.
I believe the NRA will give on this. I think they feel like this is just a piece of plastic that attaches to a firearm. Not many are fans of them anyway and as long as they don’t touch our firearms we are alright. Not like high capacity mags that everyone has. My personal thoughts are. Put the bump fire stocks as a class 3. I don’t want to give anything either. The NRA is a business and I think it would be political suicide if they don’t and they can say see, we are working together. The question is… Read more »
The only law the liberals will be happy with is one banning all firearms! Period!!!!!
Question: Where should we draw the line? Answer: At any firearm or device that is protected by the 2nd Amendment. I will not give an inch on 2nd Amendment protections. Question: Are bump stocks and full auto weapons protected by the 2nd Amendment as established in the Heller and McDonald SCOTUS decisions? Answer: Absolutely not. I urge every 2nd Amendment advocate to read these decisions. They are available online and Google is your friend. They establish that all weapons “in common civilian use” are protected by the 2nd Amendment. I do not believe that bump stocks meet that requirement. The… Read more »
What happens to the thousands of BF and knock offs that are already out there? Maybe a Government BF buy back program?HAHAHAHAH ! Just say no!
For starters, why does the propaganda cartoon show a democrat/donkey only? Gun control is bipartisan as Eddie “Ryan” Munster has already decreed that the Hearing Protection Act is going nowhere (I told you so!). Secondly, I should be berating the defiance of the people posting on here….but I won’t. But if CONgress declares that “assault” rifles are illegal tomorrow, then by the logic many (like Wild Bill) have used on me in the past, then as a “good citizen” you should turn yours in tomorrow. In other words, you cannot flout one gun control law because you don’t believe in… Read more »
Don’t know why the NRA has weakened on this issue.
Give the Left nothing. Keep thinking about all those law abiding honest citizens in New York, New Jersey, California, that are unarmed with no right to carry a gun in dangerous areas of town who have been mugged, beaten, killed, raped by the armed criminals. The Left is to blame.
About the NRA statement regarding bump-fire stocks and the Las Vegas shooting: I don’t own any of those gadgets and I don’t generally consider them reliable enough to put on a gun that I own. However, I feel that you shouldn’t show any weakness or knuckle under to anti-gunners. Do we even know that he USED that bump-fire gizmo in the shooting? Seemed a bit smooth sounding for that sort of device. We must not allow any nose of the anti-gun camels to enter our tents. The same for the binary trigger devices that seem popular with some gadgeteers. .… Read more »
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