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
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