Oregon initiative requires gun owners to surrender assault weapons

[jon_berzerk]

"assault" weapon= no such thing = made up term

Not true. We had an "assualt weapons ban" and therein the gov't defined assault weapon.

The definition varies among regulating jurisdictions, but usually includes semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine and a pistol grip, and sometimes other features such as a vertical forward grip, flash suppressor or barrel shroud.

I find this extremely funny. If you shoot someone with an AR-15 DEFENDING YOUR LIFE, do they then, by default, become a DEFEND WEAPON?

sounds reasonable

 

[koshergrl]

"assault" weapon= no such thing = made up term

Not true. We had an "assualt weapons ban" and therein the gov't defined assault weapon.

The definition varies among regulating jurisdictions, but usually includes semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine and a pistol grip, and sometimes other features such as a vertical forward grip, flash suppressor or barrel shroud.

Nope. Reality isn't *created* by the government.

 

[airplanemechanic]

No, but a class of weapons is. The ATF can do what they want. They're the big daddy gov't.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

This is where the buttfuck left gets to feel the sting of it's bullshit antics of the 1930's.

The 2nd amendment is "incorporated" so as to apply to the states.

This means the SCOTUS will step in and overturn any such initiative.

Selective incorporation is just one more reason we should dig up FDR's remains, shoot them, and burn the remainder.

 

[KGB]

KGB is correct. 100%.

However, nowhere in the constitution are assault weapons mandated as being legal. So that does not apply.

Just like states can make laws that make yelling fire in a theater illegal despite the 1st amendment, the supremacy clause does not mean laws can not be passed that have to do with amendments. They can limit the power of amendments.

They do not need to be mandated as they are currently considered “arms”. Just as the internet is protected as the “press”.