On 8/22/2013 8:03 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 8/22/13 7:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"Tim" wrote in message
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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:59:27 PM UTC-5, John H wrote:
Beautiful gun. Nice price.



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John (Gun Nut) H.


For that price?

YES!

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I really like some of the Kimber handguns although I've never fired
one. Unfortunately, the people's republic of Massachusetts has
determined that none of Kimber's models are worthy of being determined
to be MA compliant and it's therefore not possible for to buy one, new
or used.

Meanwhile, mini-me (Patrick Duval, Governor) has sponsored proposed
legislation to further limit what may be owned or done in MA with regard
to firearms. Included in the proposed changes to MA General Laws a

1. Limit of one firearm purchase per resident, per month. The
purchase of more than one firearm within a 30 day period will be a
felony,
punishable by 2.5 years in prison for the buyer.

2. Previously grandfathered magazine clips that hold 11 or more rounds
(standard Glock mag) must be legally disposed of within one year.
Only 7 round magazines will be permitted.

3. Require gun license applicants to disclose their mental health
histories.

4. Prohibit assault style firearms from being stored in homes.

5. Ban all high-capacity ammunition magazines, grandfathered or new,
including .22lr.

6. Require gun owners to purchase liability insurance.

7. Tighten access to high-powered rounds of ammunition. (whatever
*that* means).

8. Mandate buyers to undergo background checks before purchasing weapons
at gun shows.

9. Require private gun sales to occur at the business of a licensed
dealer so that the sale can be tracked electronically.

10. Several more that create more "crimes" for owning a prohibited
gun, prohibited magazine, prohibited kind of ammo, and anything
else they can dream up and get passed.

Status:

The bill was filed in February, 2013 and is currently making the rounds
through the various required hearings before going to the capital for a
vote.




Sounds pretty good to me.

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Of course.

I can understand the reasoning of some, but not all of the proposed law
changes.

To my knowledge, MA would be the first state to require liability
insurance to own a firearm, if approved. Doesn't make sense to me. How
does having liability insurance make gun ownership safer to the general
public? Basically, it says, "If I am negligent and you get hurt or
killed, don't worry ... I am insured."

It is just another way to tax and track your guns...

Some of the others are just plain dumb and for effect only. Private
sales are already required to be electronically filed here. You do it
on-line and the state has a record of the transaction. Why do we now
have to pay a fee to a licensed dealer to record a private sale?

What set this off in my mind was doing some research for a friend of
mine. His wife just purchased a pre-ban Clock. Came with two, eleven
round magazines. Under the proposed legislation, pre-ban mags of 10
rounds or less will be allowed. Post ban magazines are currently
limited to seven rounds. If approved, she is legally obligated to
transfer her 11 round mags out of state or prove that they have been
destroyed by some form of not yet disclosed procedure.