BoatBanter.com - Supremes let "Assault Weapon" ban stand

On 12/8/2015 3:10 PM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 10:33:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/8/2015 10:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 09:44:00 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/8/2015 9:10 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 12/8/15 8:55 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 7 Dec 2015 12:07:33 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 12/7/15 11:59 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:02:35 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I think I mentioned here I sold my "Assault Weapon," my Colt AR 15,
some
months ago. It was a fine rifle, but the more I thought about what it
was, the more it troubled me to own it. I replaced it with a more
traditional-looking rifle that handles the same round, and I actually
prefer using it with small magazines.

My M1A looks like a traditional rifle. It is not really an assault
rifle tho because it is not selective fire and it shoots a full sized
cartridge. Ballistically the 7.62x51 is pretty much identical to the
30-06. You can shoot the same bullets at the same velocities,
particularly if you use SAAMI .308 loadings but the milspec "ball"
round is about the same.

My "replacement" for the Colt is a Ruger Mini 14 "Ranch", the one with a
black "plastic" (the plastic has a fancier name, but it is plastic to
me) stock. I put a scope mount rail on it, and for the moment I have a
red dot sight on the rifle. The only modification I've made so far is to
send the trigger assembly out for a "full trigger job" to smooth and
lighten the action. It shoots the stockpile of .223 and 5.56 ammo I
have.

For what it's worth, the Ruger Mini 14 *is* on the Highland Park list
of banned
assault weapons.
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Ban idiots, not guns!

I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. We have a crazy quilt of gun
regulations. In Maryland, as has often been mentioned, if you buy a new
AR15 type rifle, it has to have what is called a "heavy barrel," or
HBAR. But there are no restrictions on the purchase of an AR10, a far
more deadly black rifle that fires the 30 caliber military round. The
Ruger Mini 14 is available here in Maryland without restriction, as is
the Mini 30, which fires the "AK" round.

Just for giggles I tried to find out if the Ruger Mini 14 is
Massachusetts compliant on the web. Bottom line is ... I don't have a
clue. Some sources say yes, others say no. I'd have to call a gun shop
I guess to find out for sure but since I am not in the market for one, I
won't bother.

Wacko laws here. Something about "evil features". It seems you can
have no more than one "evil feature". A flash hider counts as one.
If it threads onto the barrel, apparently the threads count as another.

Even the permits that are issued don't make sense. When I first obtained
a permit it was called a "Class A". Apparently that has changed. It's
now simply called a "License to Carry"
and is defined as:

"Permits the purchase, possession, transportation and carrying of all
large and non-large-capacity handguns, rifles, shotguns and feeding
devices a well as ammunition. This is the only license that allows the
carrying of concealed handguns-either loaded or unloaded."

Yet, a magazine of any type that can hold more than ten rounds is
illegal. So, what's the point in having the permit allow "large"
capacity handguns and rifles? The MA law regarding "large capacity"
is as follows:

"A large-capacity firearm is defined as a semi-automatic handgun or
rifle that is capable of accepting more than ten rounds, OR is a
semi-automatic shotgun capable of accepting more than five shotgun
shells, OR is an assault weapon.

So, my permit says I can legally own an assault weapon with a 30 round
magazine but another section of the MA law says both are illegal to own.

I just spent a few minutes looking myself. Apparently, the newer ones must be banned,
as there are 'pre-ban' ones for sale in MA.

http://www.armslist.com/posts/455823...1981-stainless

I couldn't find any listing of banned rifles in MA. You're right, convoluted as hell.

"Pre-ban" in Massachusetts refers to firearms manufactured before 1998
when the gun laws were radically changed. You can legally buy or sell a
"pre-ban" firearm here but the catch is this: The firearm must have
always been owned by a MA resident who kept the gun in MA. Same with
selling ... can only sell a "pre-ban" to another current MA resident.

All those laws help explain why Boston isn't in the top 100 most dangerous places.
But, it doesn't explain why MA has seven other cities in the top 100.

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nei...p100dangerous/

Of course, it may be that the roundabouts are the most dangerous things in MA. :)

The city of Boston is notorious for being very difficult to obtain a
concealed carry permit.