Democrats on Capitol Hill have introduced a bill championed by
anti-gun advocates to strictly regulate machines designed for the
manufacturing of firearm frames or receivers.
The measure,
titled the “Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act of 2020,’’ would
ban ownership of what the bill terms a “firearms manufacturing device”
unless the tool is in the hands of a federally licensed firearm maker or
of a business that produces such machines for use by FFLs.
Among the slight problems with this,
While it could be argued by the bill’s sponsors that the measure is aimed at high-profile desktop milling machines like the Ghost Gunner
and similar devices, it should be pointed out that there are dozens of
different brands of hobbyist-level mini CNC machines for sale both
online and at hardware outlet chains such as Harbor Freight that can be
used in an array of metal and polymer fabrication work to include
producing firearm frames or receivers. This suggests the bill’s sponsors
may not be aware of what they are trying to accomplish, or, worse, are
being coy with the scope of the legislation.
Ignorance is quite possible, but I'd believe the latter: they really don't want people to understand just what all this would cover. Like your drill press, your lathe, that mill you bought to mess with, or any of these that you use in your business.
Think of all the new jobs created! All the federal inspectors needed to go through every business, every garage and shop building to see if you have an illegal/unlicensed* gun-making machine! You don't like this idea? Why do you hate creating jobs?
The best response to this, I still think, would involve some politicians decorating lampposts and cherry trees, but I doubt we'll get that.
*Oh yes, assuming they haven't already planned this, there will be licenses involved("If you care about your community, you won't mind having to be inspected and pay for a license and put up with regular inspections to make sure you're not doing something bad!"), both for control and for the money.
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It's not what, it's who.
If conservatives drove red corvettes, V8's, red paint,and convertible tops would be on the ban list tomorrow.
It works the other way too- on of Nixon's aids stated the war on drugs was a win because it mainly targeted two groups the right hated- the hippies, and the ghetto blacks.
Laws have become a weapon with which to attack political foes,rather than to ensure the public welfare.
Suggestions for laws made by people who have NEVER done any actual work.
These dumbasses don’t have a clue what is required to make anything more complicated than a woven basket.
(And I have my doubts they even know that!)
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