So what exactly is the Bill that stands before Congress entitled H.R. 5087 Short title they want us to hear is Assault Weapons Ban 2018.....You ready for it? This bill is not as innocent as it may sound. It is to regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Sounds like what many people have been yelling they want but what about all those who have purchased guns legally and show them the respect they deserve. Let's look into this bill and what's hidden here and not specified in the title.
Let's start off with saying the Democrats of the House introduced this bill and with that goes a lot more than we have been told. They used the heartbreak of the Parkland, Florida school shooting to bring this bill to the floor in hopes that "We the People" will be too blind with sorrow and pain to take the time to read their hidden agenda tucked quietly inside this bill.
This bill was introduced by Reps. David Cicilline (D R.I.) and Ted Deutch (D-Fla) and co-sponsored by 166 other Democrats all with their own hidden agenda to disarm the American people and give big government power over it's citizens. So maybe some of you are thinking I am in favor of the mass shootings going on around this country. No of course I'm not, but I am in favor of every American citizen keeping their Second Amendment Right as it was written so we can stand strong in case our government ever needs us or we ever need to stand united against it as we had to do in the past. Remember Great Britain and the Revolutionary War? All those men fought so we could live a free life and be proud of what this country is, compared to any others. Hold our head high and say we are Americans who live in "the land of the free because of the brave."
The bill is posted for all to read and figure out for themselves but here are a few things to take note of: it "prohibit the sale, production, transfer and importation" of more than just what the average person would get from the title of the bill. Here are some of the things we need to consider.
1. semi-automatic rifles and pistols with a military style feature that can accept a detachable magazine.
2. All semi-automatic rifles with a fixed magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds.
3. Semi-automatic shotguns with a military style feature
4. Any ammunition feeding device that can hold more than 10 rounds
5. There are 205 specifically named and listed firearms in this bill.
So by military style features they are talking about: pistol grip; forward grip; detachable magazine, folding, telescoping, or detachable stock, grenade launcher or rocket launcher, barrel shroud, threaded barrel. So now we have a better look at what they are talking about. It bans A.R. rifles and pistols made by Sig Sauer, Ruger, Springfield Armory, Smith & Wesson, Steyr, CZ, IWI, Heckler & Koch, Daniel Defense, Armalite, Remington, Rock River Arms, Bushmaster, FN, Barret and the list goes on so please check it out. Of course the ban also includes "all AK types." So now we need to get into the minds of these Democrats. Scary thought!
This bill makes an amendment to Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code which states: (29)The term handgun means: (a) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and (b) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (a) can be assembled.
Whats the amendment by inserting after paragraph (29): (30) The term semiautomatic pistol means any repeating pistol that- (A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round: and (B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
It then goes on to list all the weapons on their list of what American citizens do not need to have in their possession legally. Please take the time to read this if you value your Second Amendment Rights.
I am sure there are some issues in this bill we will be more than happy to agree with like background checks. I agree we shouldn't be able to purchase guns at a gun show unless we go through a background check our sell a gun to a stranger or neighbor without a background check. I don't recall seeing anything in there that specifies mentally ill data base so law enforcement knows who to approve for a gun license and who should be refused based on their mental stability. I thought that was going to be a big push in this bill but maybe I am not understanding it.
The Democrats want good American Citizens to give up their right to buy what ever type of gun they so chose to purchase. Make no mistake about what this amendment is doing. It is punishing law abiding citizens and still these guns will be available to the criminals on the street. Cracking down on legally purchased gums makes no sense to me. I did not see anything about raising the legal age of purchasing a gun either, So what are we doing just banning American citizens who legally purchase guns from purchasing just the types listed in this amendment.
If we allow this, if we sit back and allow our government to take away our right to choose the weapon we wish to purchase we might as well turn our weapons over to them. I do not own guns but I was raised around them. My father taught us they were not a toy. Never put a gun away loaded and never keep it within arms reach of someone too young to respect and understand what it can do. I am not a fan of the weapons used in these mass shootings, no one is a fan of what is going on in this country and around the world but to take away the list of guns in this bill is a big step in stripping us of our Second Amendment Right and giving big government a strong hold over the American people.
Judge for yourself: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr5087/text/ih Read the bill and then contact your representatives and let them know what you think. I stand with my Second Amendment Right because at no time should any American citizen be under the thumb of a government stronger than their own militia if the time so arises to call to arms. At no time should the United States of America feel it cannot call upon it's citizens to take up arms and protect all we have built and fought for in our country if the enemy should come to our shores. United we need to stand for Divided we will fall.
"The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson
May God Bless America and keep us United for the good of all.
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