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J Herring

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:32:39 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:20:16 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/13/13 12:17 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:56:45 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 4/13/13 11:04 AM, wrote:

This is why you can't believe most of what media writers write.

That is clearly a cap and ball pistol.

The real point was that it was a deadly firearm you can purchase without
dealing with an FFL.

You can buy a crossbow too, what's your point?
The federal law says that muzzle loader is not a "firearm".

You folks are certainly moving the goal posts a lot. First it was
assault weapons with high capacity magazines, now it is a flintlock
musket.
I can put a ball bearing in a capped pipe with a firecracker (or a few
hundred match heads) in it and do some damage too.
You really have to decide where you draw the line.

I think all firearms transactions should go through an FFL, with the
purchaser "background checked."

Simple enough.

I am not sure there are a lot of criminals clamoring for muzzle
loaders. That was the ATF's thinking when congress wrote GCA68 that
came up with that definition.

I think a modern crossbow might actually be more dangerous if you
wanted to be a stealthy "sniper". This ain't Robin Hood's bow.
These things have scopes and/or lasers that will put bolts in a 5"
circle at 100 yards. Couple that with some of these new hunting heads
and you have a silent, deadly weapon that will shoot about twice as
many "rounds" per minute than a muzzle loader. They let people hunt
deer with them in most states these days.

I'm thinking of getting one for the squirrels in the back yard.

BTW, with regard to the thread title - did jps ever tell us what the hell the failure of the
previous owner to register a gun had to do with the suicide of the new owner?

I could never make the connection. I'm wondering if registering a gun makes it more safe.

Salmonbait

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