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Gun Laws in your state

Sonog

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I gotcha fam,

Prohibiting sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms and certain firearm magazines; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, or transporting an assault firearm. A violation is a Class 6 felony. The bill prohibits a dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory an assault firearm to any person. The bill also prohibits a person from carrying a shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered in a public place; under existing law, this prohibition applies only in certain localities. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to import, sell, barter, or transfer any firearm magazine designed to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

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Copy. It actually does say that. Wow.
 

Brett327

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Banning transport and possession? I have a hard time seeing how that’s going to survive a legal challenge barring SCOTUS acting completely out of character.
You’re too young to remember, but we had a national assault weapons ban for 10+ years.
 

nittany03

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You’re too young to remember, but we had a national assault weapons ban for 10+ years.
Nice condescension. I'm not too young to remember; it expired when I was an Ensign. I'm also aware that it was never reviewed by SCOTUS, and that it preceded both Heller and McDonald. So it is absolutely an open question as to whether the firearms described in a so-called "assault weapons" ban are deemed to be "in common use for lawful purposes" as per Heller, and thus a ban is unconsitutional.

We had abortion laws for years that Roe struck down. We had marriage restrictions for years that Obergefell struck down. Just because a law is on the books does not make it constitutional.
 

Brett327

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Nice condescension. I'm not too young to remember; it expired when I was an Ensign. I'm also aware that it was never reviewed by SCOTUS, and that it preceded both Heller and McDonald. So it is absolutely an open question as to whether the firearms described in a so-called "assault weapons" ban are deemed to be "in common use for lawful purposes" as per Heller, and thus a ban is unconsitutional.

We had abortion laws for years that Roe struck down. We had marriage restrictions for years that Obergefell struck down. Just because a law is on the books does not make it constitutional.
Laws don’t have to be reviewed by SCOTUS, as you’re well aware. If the NRA wanted to make a case on this issue, they had 10+ years to do it. Heller wasn’t about assault weapons, which you’re also well aware.

FWIW, I think that assault weapons bans are ridiculous, but at least come up with a cogent argument as to why they’re bad instead of the drivel you’ve just posted.
 

Treetop Flyer

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Laws don’t have to be reviewed by SCOTUS, as you’re well aware. If the NRA wanted to make a case on this issue, they had 10+ years to do it. Heller wasn’t about assault weapons, which you’re also well aware.

FWIW, I think that assault weapons bans are ridiculous, but at least come up with a cogent argument as to why they’re bad instead of the drivel you’ve just posted.
Did the previous ban have anything to do with banning sale or transportation?
 

Rocketman

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Did the previous ban have anything to do with banning sale or transportation?
I think I'm correct in saying it banned the sale of rifles with more than two nasty features (flash suppressor, pistol grip, bayonet lug etc) There were no restrictions on travel. I already had a couple of black rifles when the ban took effect. People who didn't either bought rifles that were grandfathered in for exorbitant prices or new rifles that had no flash supressor and bayo lug which made them legal. Stupidest gun law ever.
 
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Brett327

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I think I'm correct in saying it banned the sale of rifles with more than two nasty features (flash suppressor, pistol grip, bayonet lug etc) There were no restrictions on travel. I already had a couple of black rifles when the ban took effect. People who didn't either bought rifles that were grandfathered in for exorbitant prices or new rifles that had no flash supressor and bayo lug which made them legal. Stupidest gun law ever.
I don’t disagree.
 

wink

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Did the previous ban have anything to do with banning sale or transportation?
No!!! Only new sales of weapons produced AFTER the law went into effect with those certain features, which were effectively gotten around by manufacturers. No prohibition on personal sale or transfer of weapons predating the law or on the transportation of the targeted weapons.
 

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If you are keeping score, and some of us obviously weren't, Virginia SB 16 that was the "assault weapons" bill was killed mid January. There remains a bill regarding any gun transfers and mandatory back ground checks even for private sales. The one gun a month also survives as well as the "red flag" provisions. All votes were on party lines but the back ground check bill that got a couple GOP.
 

OscarMyers

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If you are keeping score, and some of us obviously weren't, Virginia SB 16 that was the "assault weapons" bill was killed mid January. There remains a bill regarding any gun transfers and mandatory back ground checks even for private sales. The one gun a month also survives as well as the "red flag" provisions. All votes were on party lines but the back ground check bill that got a couple GOP.

I think SB16 was killed because it was some what redundant with HB961 and they wanted to clean up some verbiage. That one is still trucking along.
Virginia House Democrats pass 'assault firearm' ban
 

Treetop Flyer

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Suck it, Gov Coonman

 

red_stang65

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And a ray of hope in Commiefornia:


Curious to see how federal courts deal with the two states’ magazine limitations going forward; ie: will they see a difference between 10 or 12-round magazine limitations?
 
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