Assault rifles

**Cleetus** · August 6th, 2004, 01:56 PM

Ok, does anyone know, is this thing going to sunset?

**Ya_know** · August 6th, 2004, 01:59 PM

Some more detail...remember some of us live under a rock...

**paraflyer** · August 6th, 2004, 02:01 PM

It had better sunset...it was useless to begin with.

**Cleetus** · August 6th, 2004, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

Some more detail...remember some of us live under a rock...

Assault weapon ban is set to sunset in about a month....

**Ya_know** · August 6th, 2004, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cleetus

Assault weapon ban is set to sunset in about a month....

What's it mean to sunset?

**paraflyer** · August 6th, 2004, 02:11 PM

In a word:

Die!

**Wayward Clam** · August 6th, 2004, 02:16 PM

It's going to expire, and assault weapons will no longer be banned.

**Ya_know** · August 6th, 2004, 02:35 PM

Does that mean that the 10 round max capacity for hand gun's will go away? I have a grandfathered in 9mm Glock that holds 18 in the clip…I only have one 18 rounder, and finding a legal (Non-for law enforcement) replacement for less than $100 is next to near impossible, if I can even find it. The 10 round clips are high to…like $50 last time I checked…I just want to be able to take down two platoons before I run out of clips…Ya_know!?!

**Cleetus** · August 6th, 2004, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

Does that mean that the 10 round max capacity for hand gun's will go away? I have a grandfathered in 9mm Glock that holds 18 in the clip…I only have one 18 rounder, and finding a legal (Non-for law enforcement) replacement for less than $100 is next to near impossible, if I can even find it. The 10 round clips are high to…like $50 last time I checked…I just want to be able to take down two platoons before I run out of clips…Ya_know!?!

Yep, that is what I am waiting for, I want a 9mm, but want a hicap one

**Ya_know** · August 6th, 2004, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cleetus

Yep, that is what I am waiting for, I want a 9mm, but want a hicap one

So is that bundled in with the assault rifles thing or not? Got any links, I am starting to show an interest

**paraflyer** · August 6th, 2004, 03:09 PM

Actually yes, I believe that the hi-cap issue was part of the AWB.

Along with bayonet mounts (heard of anyone being assaulted with a bayonet since WW2?), pistol grips (why? no one knows), folding stocks (guess they collapsed when used as a club?), Flash hiders (guess we wouldn't want to blind ourselves, would we)......

**Cleetus** · August 6th, 2004, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

So is that bundled in with the assault rifles thing or not? Got any links, I am starting to show an interest

Sorry, no links, just know that they were with it...

**techs** · August 7th, 2004, 10:08 PM

So if those guys in Albany who were arrested for attempting to sell rocket launchers had waited until September they would be in the clear?

What a great idea. Let any Ahmed or Akbar pick up a couple of dozen tech-9's with 30 round clips while wearing his "I love Jihad" tee shirt.

**paraflyer** · August 9th, 2004, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by techs

So if those guys in Albany who were arrested for attempting to sell rocket launchers had waited until September they would be in the clear?

What a great idea. Let any Ahmed or Akbar pick up a couple of dozen tech-9's with 30 round clips while wearing his "I love Jihad" tee shirt.

Boy, you really are showing your ignorance regarding the AWB, aren't you?

If "Ahmed or Akbar" want those types of weapons, no ban in the world will prevent them from getting them on the black market. I've said it before: criminals , BY THEIR VERY NATURE, will NOT obey a law if it stands in their way.

All the AWB did was prevent law-abiding citizens from owning what they want to own. It did damn near nothing to reduce crime, just gave the Brady Bunch and a bunch of politicians the ever-popular "feel good" mentality.

BTW, rocket launchers aren't considered assault weapons.

**techs** · August 9th, 2004, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by paraflyer

Boy, you really are showing your ignorance regarding the AWB, aren't you?

If "Ahmed or Akbar" want those types of weapons, no ban in the world will prevent them from getting them on the black market. I've said it before: criminals , BY THEIR VERY NATURE, will NOT obey a law if it stands in their way.

All the AWB did was prevent law-abiding citizens from owning what they want to own. It did damn near nothing to reduce crime, just gave the Brady Bunch and a bunch of politicians the ever-popular "feel good" mentality.

BTW, rocket launchers aren't considered assault weapons.

For foreign nationals it is at least slightly more difficult to obtain illegal weapons. And during that attempt they may be caught. Therefore an entire terrorist plot may be disrupted.
And the law is not intended to stop the criminal who will go to great length to get the weapon. It will slow down the crazy people. Anything that makes it even slightly more difficult for a wacked out person to run and buy an assault weapon to take down to the mall is a good thing.
A rocket launcher is not considered an assualt weapon? (you mean under this law, you're right)