Storage, Safety Requirements will Render Firearms Virtually Useless for Personal Protection in Homes
After reading Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s so-called “Assault Weapons” ban bill, Sen. Rand Paul described it as a “radical scheme,” and the “effective end of the Second Amendment in America.
“The gun grabbers are going for broke, doing everything they can to ‘cash in’ on the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. They’re targeting everything - - rifles. shotguns and even handguns – and every gun owner and gun purchase is to be catalogued and tracked by the federal government.”
Sen. Paul lists a summary of what the gun ban would do if passed:
1. Ban the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacturing of 120 specifically named rifles, shotguns and handguns!
2. Ban the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacturing of all firearms with a detachable magazine and at least one “military characteristic” – which could mean just about anything that makes a gun “look scary.”
3. Ban the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of magazines holding more than 10 rounds.
4. Force owners of all “grandfathered” weapons to undergo an intrusive background check and fingerprinting – treating law-abiding citizens like criminals.
5. Force owners of all “grandfathered” weapons to federally register their guns after obtaining a permission slip from local law enforcement showing their guns are not in violation of state or local law.
“Make no mistake,” Sen. Paul said. “The gun-grabbers’ true motives behind gun registration is always the same – outright gun confiscation, and to do that they must first register every gun and gun owner.”
The Feinstein gun ban makes it unlawful for a gun owner to store the weapon in a place he or she “has a reasonable cause to believe” a child - or a host of other (11 categories) prohibited individuals might be able to access it.”
Any individual who owns one of these weapons must heed the bill’s provision that it be “locked in a secure gun storage or safety device that (a prohibited individual) has no ability to access.”
The Feinstein bill would not only render the weapon nearly useless for home protection, but also open the door to prosecution of the owner if his or her weapon fell into the wrong hands.
The Washington Examiner reported that Feinstein’s bill would cost every owner another $200 in taxes on weapons they already have purchased and on which they already paid taxes. The report said the $200 tax is imposed each time a National Firearms Act weapon is registered or transferred.