03-04-2017, 01:35 PM
When Bill Clinton signed the Federal Assault Weapons ban back in 86, for example, citizens already in possession of the newly banned firearms were allowed to keep them. They were not required to turn them in and could not be legally penalized for possessing them. However, those weapons could no longer be legally purchased. That grandfathering compromise made sense to me, I think it would have been a potentially dangerous and costly shitstorm if the government had tried to confiscate the effected firearms from existing owners.
I've benefited from grandfather clauses in San Francisco business regulations. Some new regulations apply immediately to new businesses, but give existing businesses operating under previous regulations a waiver for some period so we have time to make the required changes without halting business activity.
I think I also benefited from a grandfather clause when new emission regulations were passed on vehicles. If I recall correctly, I wasn't required to get a smog check on my 69 Oldsmobile for a year or two after the new regulations were put in place.
I've benefited from grandfather clauses in San Francisco business regulations. Some new regulations apply immediately to new businesses, but give existing businesses operating under previous regulations a waiver for some period so we have time to make the required changes without halting business activity.
I think I also benefited from a grandfather clause when new emission regulations were passed on vehicles. If I recall correctly, I wasn't required to get a smog check on my 69 Oldsmobile for a year or two after the new regulations were put in place.