We here are all invested in 2A to some degree or another. This topic heading, then, is a place to put 2A news, comments, etc. This can be NFA things, general anti-gun rulings, PRO-gun rulings, etc.
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AND to start it off with the proverbial BANG, here’s the latest on Federal court rulings pertaining to NFA.
NOTE: This is a somewhat narrow ruling, BUT it kind of guts the basic stand for banning or otherwise “regulating” machine guns. What it says is that the mere ownership of a machine gun cannot be banned. It says nothing about shooting it, taking it to a range, etc. BUT, if the mere ownership is now LEGAL without a tax stamp (and he attendant ATF hoopla, then using what you own can’t be far behind, I would think. This idea makes the GCA and Hughes Act and whatnot ALL now unconstitutional. Wonder wnen it will hit SCOTUS. Doubt the government will allow this to stand unchallenged.
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Remember this ruling only applies to Mr. Brown, it’s not a state, or national decision, but it does set precedence to maybe strike down the hughes amendment that banned new machine guns after 86. Honestly If i could build my own machine gun and just pay the tax stamp that’s about the only time I’d pay for a tax stamp. Because building a machine gun is easy, the problem has always been the governmental hooplah behind it. Of course this is my opinion, I follow the law like everyone else.
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Yes, as I said, it’s kind of a narrow ruling, BUT it now lays the logical foundation for outlawing the whole machine gun ban. And certainly the Hughes amendment.
My personal interest might extend to a 3-round trigger - kind of a halfway point between binary and full auto. I personally have shot enough full auto in the service to get that bug out of my system. Some of what all I feel is related to not being allowed to own/have one. Were it to now be allowed, I very well might not get one. I have binaries, and that’s already a tactically adequate product; a 3-rid burst trigger would only be icing on the cake.
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Nice i don’t have a Mini-14, always wanted one. I elected to get a Semi-Auto M14 (Not an M1A.) an M1 Garand, and a M1 Carbine…
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Top is a mini 14 GB, they were supposedly used in Nam. bottom is a Mini 30 and it is absolutely horrible on accuracy. even with a scope on a rest it can’t shoot 6 inch groups at 50 yards
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Trump signed an executive order today that will review and dismantle Biden’s 2A executive order restrictions.
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Here is another way the 2A will benefit from Trump. Getting rid of USAID will eliminate 10s of millions of dollars from anti-gun organizations.
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I carried an M2 carbine in Nam for a while. Had it as the truck gun. With 2 banana clipped together mags (taped - no fancy mag clips). We would put it in the PC in the morning so anyone driving would have little extra firepower.l
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Remember, they weren’t meant to be RIFLES but to augment the armament of an officer who would usually have a 1911 only.
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Federal court just handed Illinois a giant black eye.
State of Illinois vs Brown just struck down Illinois FOID card law. But listen to the arguments. They can apply to numerous other laws too.
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