12-18-2012, 04:19 PM
A few important points I've noticed from the last few pages...
1. Automatic weapons are currently (and have been for a long time) illegal and are unavailable to anyone without a permit from the ATF.
2. The Assault Weapon Ban that expired in 2004 is still in place in several states that passed their own state version of the federal law, but without the sunset clause that caused the federal law to expire. They are California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Connecticut - where this heinous crime occurred - has a ban on weapons with assault characteristics currently in place, and is one of the toughest in the country.
3. The toughest assault weapon ban in the country belongs to Cook County, IL. Interesting to note that in Chicago (part of Cook County) - with one of the toughest gun restriction policies in the nation - there have been 2,597 shootings and 517 homicides so far in 2012.
4. Most, if not all gun laws are prospective and not retroactive... meaning weapons, magazines, and the like that are 'pre-ban' remain legal and in circulation.
Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV said something today that I think cuts to a few of the seminal points of this tragedy: "To have a productive dialogue, we also need to address a number of critical issues, including our mental health system, safety in our schools and a media and entertainment culture that glorifies unspeakable violence.".
1. Automatic weapons are currently (and have been for a long time) illegal and are unavailable to anyone without a permit from the ATF.
2. The Assault Weapon Ban that expired in 2004 is still in place in several states that passed their own state version of the federal law, but without the sunset clause that caused the federal law to expire. They are California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Connecticut - where this heinous crime occurred - has a ban on weapons with assault characteristics currently in place, and is one of the toughest in the country.
3. The toughest assault weapon ban in the country belongs to Cook County, IL. Interesting to note that in Chicago (part of Cook County) - with one of the toughest gun restriction policies in the nation - there have been 2,597 shootings and 517 homicides so far in 2012.
4. Most, if not all gun laws are prospective and not retroactive... meaning weapons, magazines, and the like that are 'pre-ban' remain legal and in circulation.
Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV said something today that I think cuts to a few of the seminal points of this tragedy: "To have a productive dialogue, we also need to address a number of critical issues, including our mental health system, safety in our schools and a media and entertainment culture that glorifies unspeakable violence.".