Rep. McCarthy Intros Bill to Ban High-Capacity Ammo Clips

[JonInNY]

In the aftermath of the attempted murder of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords earlier this month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed a cluster of gun control measures ranging from a ban to knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials to a proposal to allow members of Congress to carry firearms in the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy formally introduced her own bill on the House floor Tuesday that would ban high-capacity ammunition clips like the one Jared Loughner used to gun down 19 individuals in the Tucson shooting Jan. 8.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/201...mmo-clips.html

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[dukalmighty]

Yeah makes perfect since,until somebody uses a 308 deer rifle,then when they wanta ban anything larger than a 22,then a slingshot,then Compound bows with hunting tips

[Hiram25]

I've asked this question before, are the "certain high-profile government officials", going to wear a flag like on the old dune buggies so we can tell where they are?

[Sticks]

In the aftermath of the attempted murder of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords earlier this month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have proposed a cluster of gun control measures ranging from a ban to knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials to a proposal to allow members of Congress to carry firearms in the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy formally introduced her own bill on the House floor Tuesday that would ban high-capacity ammunition clips like the one Jared Loughner used to gun down 19 individuals in the Tucson shooting Jan. 8.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/201...mmo-clips.html

How the heck are they going to prove that one in court. Thought police, Minority Report...Did the Govt' finally get that prototype crystal ball working?

[kapnketel]

Fortunately, its going nowhere in this congress. As a side note, we should be thankful she does not want to ban high capacity magazines, just clips...

[glockman10mm]

We all need to stop this rhetoric. There will be no successful control laws passed anytime soon. All this continued talk and posting of such things will do is create inflated prices and an unjustified run on items creating shortages .

[JonInNY]

Fortunately, its going nowhere in this congress. As a side note, we should be thankful she does not want to ban high capacity magazines, just clips...

BTW, I did a Google search for a "high capacity clip" and this is one of the things I came up with:

[msgt/ret]

Considering her vast knowledge of firearms nomenclature I wonder if she really knows what she wants to ban.

[OPFOR]

Considering her vast knowledge of firearms nomenclature I wonder if she really knows what she wants to ban.

She wants to ban everything, especially "that shoulder thing that goes up."

In other news, the sun rose in the east today...

[goawayfarm]

I think her actual quote was:

"....ban high capacity ammunition."

Which makes as much sense as her 'shoulder thingie' quote....

[Hopyard]

We all need to stop this rhetoric. There will be no successful control laws passed anytime soon. All this continued talk and posting of such things will do is create inflated prices and an unjustified run on items creating shortages .

Yup, spot on.

[MattInFla]

You'd have though we'd learned our lesson about crusading legislators named McCarthy a long time ago....

Make sure you write your Representative and make your feelings known. I just wrote my Representative:

Dear Representative Adams,

I am writing you as a constituent to urge you to oppose H.R. 308, the "Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act", recently introduced by Rep. McCarthy.

This bill serves no useful purpose, and instead seeks to punish millions of responsible Americans who own firearms for sport or protection. These millions of Americans commit no crimes, and endanger no one.

If enacted, HR 308 would prohibit the importation, possession or transfer of firearm magazines holding more that 10 rounds of ammunition. While many gun control advocates will claim that this only impacts a tiny percentage of firearm owners, the truth is that the majority of firearms sold today have magazines larger that 10 rounds.

Most importantly, this legislation is simply a dust-off of the same ban we had in place between 1994 and 2004 - and it as never shown to stop a single crime or save a single life. It is simply an unwarranted interference with the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans.

It is my hope that you will work to ensure that the House does not pass HR 308.

Sincerely,
Matt *******

You can find your legislator on www.house.gov and contact them via email through their site.

Matt

[tangoseal]

LOL @ all of your replies. In a good way haha

[TonyDTrigger]

I just emailed my representative.
Thanks for the link.