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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
really? one of the reasons I never registered my assault rifles in CA was that very reason. My other friends who did, had to turn them in or show proof of sale.
There's no paranoia there, I was able to give my friend my weapons, and he still has them to this day. Whereas those that registered them, they had to hand them over.
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There is absolutely paranoia here to suggest that a state registration or ban of one type of weapon will lead to a federal program of confiscating and/or banning all firearms.
It ignores all political reality:
the Heller decision
the fact that the last attempt at an AWB in Congress two years ago had only 15-20 sponsors in the House (and never got out of Committee or even had a hearing) and had NO companion bill in the Senate
the fact that Obama (along with 80+ other Senators) voted against an amendment to a DHS bill several years ago (after Katrina) to confiscate guns during a "state of "emergency"
Paranoia, pure and simple, that the federal system of checks and balances will not only stumble a bit, but break down completely....something that has never happened in 200+ years.
Or fear mongering.
Take your choice.