The war on law-abiding gun owners resumes.
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Clinton signed a law in 1994 banning "assault weapons" & it expired 10 yrs later. The law was not renewed when the data showed it had no effect on crime.
The NICS law, passed in 1993, prohibits registration of guns and gun owners. Congress has repeatedly rejected gun registration based on bitter historical lessons.
Political protest and violence in France prompted PM Laval in 1935 to decree firearm registration and repression of the right to assemble. What could go wrong?
The same Pierre Laval became the chief collaborator of the Nazis during the occupation. French newspapers regularly reported names of gun owners shot by firing squads.
Require registration of, or ban, ordinary guns that are arbitrarily called “assault weapons”? Ban all firearms? Don’t bank on much compliance.
(via Stephen P. Halbrook)