Wow!
Another sign of total desperation:
There are only 13 days left when Congress is in session before the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban — a law that President Bush pledged he’d renew as a candidate for President in 2000.
Among the many dangerous outcomes of the sunset of the ban is this: In 35 states, the laws governing citizens carrying concealed weapons have been loosened to a ridiculous standard, with police forced to issue concealed handgun permits to virtually anyone who does not have a felony conviction. In many of those states, hidden handguns are allowed in public places like restaurants, bars, sports arenas, supermarkets and even places of worship.
That means that if the assault weapons ban expires, a banned weapon like the Tec-9 assault pistol, equipped with a 36- or 50- round magazine, could be legally carried, concealed, into many workplaces and popular establishments crowded with people.
The desperation is almost comical now.
July 16th, 2004 at 12:56 am
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July 14th, 2004 at 12:34 pm
I wonder if these people are worried about trucks with 30 or 50 gallon gas tanks. I mean they are heavy and they go a long time between refuelings. Imagine how many people I could kill with one of those if I decided to start running it through parking lots and elementary school halls.
July 14th, 2004 at 3:07 pm
Again, if I’m not badly mistaken, a Tec-9 with a 50-round magazine could legally be carried now, because the “ban” didn’t ban existing weapons or magazines.
I’m not real sure how concealable a submachinegun with a 50-round magazine sticking out of it is, but then again, I didn’t realize an SKS was “easily concealable” either.