On 7/25/2014 3:43 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/25/14, 3:09 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says...
On 7/25/14, 11:26 AM, wrote:
I have been tagged a "gun nut" here several times and I have bought 4
guns since the Nixon administration. I only sold one in my whole life,
the machine gun.
I would think that being a "gun nut" has more to do with attitudes about
firearms and less to do with how many firearms one buys, sells, or
keeps.
One thing that makes a "real" gun nut is resistance to gun regulations.
You probably don't qualify as a "real" gun nut.
But you're close. So am I.
Of course I get to decide whom I call a gun nut.
Greg is a gun nut. It's a genetic deal.
I don't have any resistance to serious gun regulations. I don't think
current gun regulations generally are nearly strict enough, and I live
in a state considered to have fairly strict gun regulations. The
neighboring state of Virginia, sadly, has extremely lax gun regulations,
especially as they pertain to private sale and transfer of firearms.
I've reviewed the current (and fairly new) Maryland gun laws.
Generally, they are similar to those that have been in existence in
Massachusetts for many years although Massachusetts remains more
restrictive in terms of what particular models are legal to buy.
A bill to impose even more restrictions in MA, including permit
applicants to demonstrate a "need" to own even a shotgun was recently
fast-tracked through the state legislature. MA is a "shall issue" state
for long guns and rifles and the proposed new law would have changed
that, requiring permit applicants to demonstrate a "need" to local
police permitting authorities and would have given police departments
more power to deny a permit.
Fortunately enough opposition was expressed to this bill to cause it to
be withdrawn and re-written before it was voted on. The new laws are
more restrictive than those in effect but they aren't as bad as they
could have been.
Point is, there has to be a reasonable balance between those who would
love to simply ban private gun ownership outright and those who don't
want any regulation at all. Overall, we are slowly slipping towards
the former. If you enjoy owning firearms, keep an eye on your Maryland
legislature.