First the only reason I heard about the meeting was that it was announced on the radio and they also announced the wrong location!

And the location has VERY poor parking! And it took somebody awhile post a note at the wrong location detailing the right location!

And finally the meeting was 2-4 in the afternoon while most taxpayers are at work!

What a totally screwed up way to have constituent meetings!  

Anyway the next post will go into detail about the change I proposed.

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I was the first and only person there when I arrived. Good. I figured as much.

After talking about some other issues I brought up a proposed bill/issue for my senator to address.

This has to do with the defintion of antique firearm in the National Firearms Act (which I posted about yesterday I think). It was pointed out to me guns that use or can use fixed ammunition and made in or before 1898 (and certain replicas) are not subject to the GCA but subject to the NFA!

And not all muzzle loaders are excempt from the NFA but they are exempt from the GCA.

Kinda bugs me. (All Federal firearms laws bug me really) but any way here is what I submitted:

A BILL
To standardize the definition of ‘antique firearm’ between the Gun Control Act and the National Firearms Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Antique Firearm Regulation Act of 2006’


SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT

(a) Section 5845(g) of chapter 53 Title 26 United States Code is amended to read:
‘The term “antique firearm” has the same meaning as found in Section 921(a)(16) of Chapter 44 Title 18 United States Code and shall also include any muzzle loading firearm  that cannot fire fixed cartridge ammunition regardless of date of manufacture.


So he said he would send this to the people at the Washington DC office that deal in Second Amendment subjects and they would look at the bill for me and see if it needs to be introduced and passed.

Maybe I wasted my time on this, maybe I didn't.

Let me know. Thanks

CRC

Updated with details of meeting

Hey, you'll be on the short list of "people who have authored gun control legislation."

Uhh... why? thats pretty minor, I would have done something like change the definition of an SBR from 16in bbl to 10in or something.

Um no it's not.

But hey we can disagree.

Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898.

That might sink it.

Quoted: Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898.

Who the hell wants a Short-Barreled Muzzleloader?

Pretty goddamn pointless. Why not go for something more desireable? Like striking out entire parts of the NFA?

i am confused on exactly what this would do...
please explain.

thanks

Quoted: Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898.

OK, well that's good right?

I mean every little bit helps right?

Quoted: Quoted: Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898. OK, well that's good right? I mean every little bit helps right?

Yeah, let's go buy us some pre-1898 suppressors, it'll be a hoot!

Politicians have NO INTEREST in what you or I want..........

Quoted: Quoted: Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898. OK, well that's good right? I mean every little bit helps right?

Change 1898 with 1948 and see what happens

Point is a mere date change can exempt whole classes of firearms-including machineguns- from the NFA

Quoted: Quoted: Upon further review my change would exempt a whole class of firearms from the NFA- any gun made in or before 1898. Who the hell wants a Short-Barreled Muzzleloader? Pretty goddamn pointless. Why not go for something more desireable? Like striking out entire parts of the NFA?

Short barreled muzzle loading shotgun like a cut down CVA optima pro

and here i was hoping for a push for national CCW, or, dare i dream- private ownership of new manufacture MG.... but alas....

Thanks for doing that CRC. Tag.

well I see we all have our own personal bias as to what IS  important and relavent to todays modern society...I think CRC is just trying to get something going for when america is thrown back into the premodern era after the islamo fasists defeat our government without firing a shot.


good lookin out there CRC...im sure this will come in handy for millions of americans someday.

Well that's what I want changed and I did something about it.

What have you done for what you want

Quoted: and here i was hoping for a push for national CCW, or, dare i dream- private ownership of new manufacture MG.... but alas....

But.....but....I'd rather have a 12" barreled CVA!

Well isn't this great. A bunch of people whinning why didn't you do this, why don't you do that, why don't you do something that means something.  Well where let's see your proposed legislation.  Come on where is it.  Obviously you can more to show than CRC does the way you are dogging him for actually trying to improve our gun rights.  Oh, what's that you're too lazy too even call or write your legislators much less actually come up with some legislation....I thought so.  So until you guys out do CRC by actually accomplishing something even remote close as submitting proposed legislation to your Senator STFU!  I bet you guys are the same people that demand the "cliff notes" version of legislation that is posted here because you don't understand yet.

Thanks Swire!

Phone calls and letters can be done by anyone.

Did the rep seem interested or bored? I'd imagine everyone and their mother harasses these guys for action on their own pet issue.

I like it. It's a step in the right direction. Little changes here and there for our side and eventually they add up.

Quoted: Did the rep seem interested or bored? I'd imagine everyone and their mother harasses these guys for action on their own pet issue.

No. I was the first person there I think so he took down all my info and said he would pass it along to the people who did gun issues.

We mainly talked about other issues, actually.

Quoted: Well isn't this great. A bunch of people whinning why didn't you do this, why don't you do that, why don't you do something that means something.  Well where let's see your proposed legislation.  Come on where is it.  Obviously you can more to show than CRC does the way you are dogging him for actually trying to improve our gun rights.  Oh, what's that you're too lazy too even call or write your legislators much less actually come up with some legislation....I thought so.  So until you guys out do CRC by actually accomplishing something even remote close as submitting proposed legislation to your Senator STFU!  I bet you guys are the same people that demand the "cliff notes" version of legislation that is posted here because you don't understand yet.

Exactly.

CRC,

I'd hate to be the voice of pecimism here bro, but that was damn near meaningless to about 99% of firearms enthusiasts.

But God speed to you anyway and congratulations; it's a small step in the right direction.

Best Regards,

Justin

He probably had no idea what you were talking about.

Quoted: CRC, I'd hate to be the voice of pecimism here bro, but that was damn near meaningless to about 99% of firearms enthusiasts. But God speed to you anyway and congratulations; it's a small step in the right direction. Best Regards, Justin

How?

Most people I know own and shoot black powder.

I have five muzzle loading rifles and would like to get a blackpowder shotgun

Quoted: He probably had no idea what you were talking about.

He didn't.

That's why he sent it to folks at the senator's DC office who did.

They're the ones who will handle it.

good job CRC! every little bit helps.  don't listen to the naysayers who bitch and whine but don't talk about what they have actually done to help straighten out the messed-up gun laws we have.