when libs can control all crime to the point where I do not need to lock my house, or drive where ever I please without fear of carjacking. or walk wherever, whenever and not fear for my life, when they can do that then I will give up my guns. until then I will keep em. in fact I may just go out a buy some more.
On Jan 14, 9:38 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > We need to put a bounty on people like this. > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing > > bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America. > > > Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements > > that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, > > thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order > > the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, > > transfer and owner's address in America. > > > The bill claims its purpose is "to protect the pubic against the > > unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with the unrecorded > > sale or transfer of firearms to criminals and youth." > > > Columnist David Codrea of Guns Magazine, however, calls it a > > "ridiculous affront to liberty." > > > "This is nothing less than a declaration of war on American gun > > owners," Codrea writes on Gun Rights Examiner. > > > If passed, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a > > "qualifying firearm" – defined as any handgun or any semiautomatic > > firearm that takes an ammunition clip – without a "Blair Holt" > > license. > > > To obtain a "Blair Holt" license, an application must be made that > > includes a photo, address, all previous aliases, thumb print, > > completion of a written firearm safety test, release of mental health > > records to the attorney general and a fee not to exceed $25. > > > Further, the bill makes it illegal to transfer ownership of a > > qualifying firearm to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or > > collector. Exceptions to this rule include transfer to family members > > by gift or bequest and loans, not to exceed 30 days, of a firearm for > > lawful purposes "between persons who are personally known to each > > other." > > > The bill also requires qualifying firearm owners to report all > > transfers to the attorney general's database. It would also be illegal > > for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within > > 72 hours or fail to report a change of address within 60 days. > > >http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86039 > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
