Guns and Ammo Enthusiast Blog A blog for and by Guns and Ammo Enthusiast's

As California goes so goes the country as far as guns and ammo laws all Illegal!

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed Assembly Bill 962 out of committee. The bill will now move to the Senate floor for a vote very soon. No action has been taken on Senate Bill 585, which is still pending a vote by the full Assembly.

Sponsored by Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), AB962 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require that purchasers submit to fingerprinting, which would be kept in dealers’ records and subject to inspection by the Department of Justice. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited.

SB585, introduced by State Senator Mark Leno (D-3), would prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. In short, SB585 is a stepping-stone to banning gun shows on all publicly-owned property in California.

Another firearm and supplies sales tax free holiday this weekend in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE — If you didn’t buy a gun or hunting supplies during last month’s state-sales-tax-free weekend, you’ll have another chance this weekend as Louisiana’s inaugural Second Amendment Weekend tax-free holiday rolls around Friday through Sunday.
But it’s not just for guns, says Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia, author of the measure signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal. It covers almost anything you might need for going into the woods or to the duck blind.

Included in the list are handguns, shotguns, rifles and ammunition But it also includes all-terrain vehicles, airboats, pirogues and paddles, decoys, waders, float tubes, archery items, hunting clothing and boots, binoculars, bags, tools, range finders, knives, tree stands, blinds, chairs, optics, holsters and gun cases.
“The Second Amendment Weekend Holiday provides a well-deserved tax break to everyday citizens of Louisiana,” Marionneaux said. “It will save families money, boost retailers’ sales and help our economy in this worldwide recession where every little bit helps.”
During legislative debate, Marionneaux said this weekend was selected because it’s before hunting seasons open.

The Legislature also approved a second tax-free weekend for gun purchases in November but Jindal vetoed it.

Rep. Cameron Henry, R-New Orleans, wanted a second tax-free holiday the weekend after Thanksgiving for people who wanted to give guns as Christmas presents, but Jindal said three days is September were enough.

Also, guns were included in the Aug. 7-8 general tax-free days that affected everything up to $2,500 except motorized vehicles and food that was ready to eat.

Marionneaux said he also had another reason for wanting a tax-free holiday for hunting supplies.

“Anything that encourages young people to become involved in the outdoors is worthy of consideration,” he said. “I hope the citizens take advantage of the unique opportunity.”
South Carolina was the first state to offer a tax break on guns. In 2008, it initiated its tax-free weekend for handguns, rifles and shotguns.

Most states that offer tax holidays limit them to clothing and school supplies or energy-efficient appliances. Louisiana and Virginia are the only states that also have tax-free days for hurricane preparedness supplies in May.

Gun stores already have reported record sales this year. Some buyers expressed concern that the new Democratic administration and Congress might impose new restrictions on gun sales. No such proposals have materialized, and sales has slacked off.
Sales tax holidays usually exempt state taxes. The gun holiday exempts both state and local taxes.

Has the NRA EVER been on the right side of the constitution?

We here at the Guns and Ammo Enthusiast Blog are for the constitution as written today. We are for the Bill of Right’s, and for the Amendment’s to the Constitution. To that end, we have seen the NRA (National Rifle Association) the biggest so called “gun rights” group in the country today, support laws that plan in fact volate the constitution. Below are just a few.

The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 places the first limitations on selling ordinary firearms. Persons selling guns are required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, at an annual cost of $1, and to maintain records of the name and address of persons to whom firearms are sold. Gun sales to persons convicted of violent felonies were prohibited. Supported by the NRA Not to mention the 1984 and 1986 laws prohibiting fully automatic firearma again. Again as we have said violates the secondamendment.

Amendment 2: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
No where does it state anything about the number, type, or anything else. Simple “The Right of the People to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT be infringed. So every single law they (the NRA) has supported violates this law.

Amendment 10: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
RE: National Concealed Carry Reciprocity or National Reciprocity act of 2009. Forcing the states to excepts permits from other states no matter the state. This attempted law this year was a major violation of the Amendment

So again I ask. Is the NRA ever on the correct side of the constitution? If you know of one please post it here!

Alaska and Texas put forth bills to completely opt out of Illegal Federal Firearm Laws

Executive Summary – There are now bills in the Texas and Alaska legislatures to exempt from Federal regulation firearms made and sold inside the respective states. The bills would not apply to firearms not made in the state or made in the state and sold outside of the state. These bills are very similar to the bill voted and signed into law in Montana. They are also similar to the bill proposed recently by Tennessee.

Texas Bill – This bill exempts from federal regulation firearms, accessories and ammunition made in the state of Texas intended for sale within Texas. This bill requires the State of Texas to pay for the defense of the Texas citizens if prosecuted by the Fed for firearms violations that this bill allows for. This means the State of Texas would throw the book at the Fed with a barrage of lawyers and seek a ruling that was favorable. It is really impossible for Texas to lose unless the Federal judges throw the case illegally.

The constitution has no provision for Federal gun control and to the contrary provides for gun ownership rights. These rights are specifically intended for military weapons, not hunting guns as one can glean from the use of the term “militia”. Militia is not a word used to describe foxhunts. If Texas got their favorable ruling they would attempt to use this to recover legal fees from the Fed. The decision would also be used to cookie cutter more favorable judgments. When other states saw this they too would pass similar laws. It is more likely the Fed would pick a case and jurisdiction where they could rely on the judge to throw the case their way.

This of course sets the stage for secession. Texas would have to blatantly accept an insulting and illegal ruling or just throw in the towel and secede. The constitution specifically grants certain rights to the fed and any other rights are reserved to the states. The fed can jump in and try to control firearm sales by screaming it is interstate commerce. This is a fact. Now when the guns are made and sold in Texas only there is no legal basis for the fed to step in and try to regulate them. A line has been drawn in the sand.

Alaska Firearms Freedom Act – This great piece of legislation was passed by the Alaska house 32 to 7 and now moves on the their senate for passage. The outlook is encouraging. This bill basically charges the Federal government with using the Interstate Commerce Clause and US Code 18 USC 922 as an excuse for them to regulate firearms that are involved in interstate commerce. We all know the goal of gun control is to confiscate privately owned guns. This bill calls for the State of Alaska Attorney General to defend any firearms manufacturer located inside of Alaska that is charged by the Fed when they a re compliant with the soon to be new Alaska law.

The Anti-Gun Fed Marches On – A member of the US house of Representative, Peter King of NY, has sponsored H.R. 219. The name of this bill is “The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009”. This absurd bill wishes to deny transfers of a firearm to any known or suspected dangerous terrorist. This is basically a way for the fed to stop anyone they want from getting a new gun by treating them as suspected terrorists. This can be anyone opposed to Obama, a pro-gun rights person, etc. It does not call for confiscation of existing firearms. This would be like the much abused no fly list. If any bureaucrat wishes you to be on the list, that is that. They never tell you that you are on the list. Because of nonsense like this the states rights firearms laws are needed or they will eventually get the guns.

Discussion – Well I always said Obama is the perfect President for secession. The states gun rights bills are a line in the sand. The Fed cannot safely move on to their next level of control unless they get the guns out of private hands. Obama causes a flurry of gun and ammo sales. Seems like people do not trust this junior inexperienced senator with birth certificate problems. Someone with a lot of money thrust this inexperienced guy at the public. He played well. He talked well. He has a personality. He slung a good line of promises, which he promptly broke. He magnified the money supply by a lot. He basically did nothing to even stop the freefall in the economy.

In a word he is a joke and he is there because he played well at the polls. Obama may not be with us much longer. His college transcripts at Occidental College showed his application for a Fulbright Scholarship, which is only available to a foreigner. His Grandmother says she witnessed his birth in Kenya. The Kenya government said his birthplace was going to be a monument in Kenya. Then someone told them a naturalized person cannot be President of the USA and then the birth records became classified as secret. The Supreme Court has finally agreed to review one of the cases on appeal regarding Obama not being qualified to be President by nature of his birth. Obama is going to have a lot of trouble remaining in office and this is a shame.

He is like the perfect storm, something that rarely ever occurs. Just what we needed to spur secession of the states from the union. He is insecure. He is buried with massive problems and running scared from the threat of riots. He is going to have a tendency to not deal with states rights. People in glass houses should not throw stones. He has a lot of problems even hanging onto his Presidency so the last thing he needs is for the states to bring his flaky citizenship issues into the legal fight over states rights thus magnifying the problems to the point where they make it to the headlines in the major papers. Another possibility is Obama will resign. He would not be prosecuted and then they would not have to void all of the bills he signed. Then there would be a transition government and probably a new election. This would be another wonderful time for more states rights bills and of course secession.

If the states get the fed out of their guns then the concept could be expanded. States could coin lawful silver and gold money. States could prohibit Federal Reserve notes. States could attack the federal debt as fraudulent and deny it. Stop income taxes. All sorts of wonderful possibilities.

The media says the states right gun laws are a legal challenge to the fed. This is a lie. What it is simply a way to defend themselves against a government saying they are empowered by the constitution and then not agreeing to abide by what rights the constitution grants them and to the individual states. Usurping power illegally is the term. The federal government does not want private citizens to have guns but they a re sure fond of them and spend fortunes on getting the latest and greatest weaponry. It is guns they respect and fear.

Top 10 reasons to love your guns over your women, at least for some men

10. You can trade an old .44 for a new 22.

9. You can keep one gun at home and have another for when you’re on the road.

8. If you admire a friend’s gun and tell him so, he will probably let you try it out a few times.

7. Your primary gun doesn’t mind if you keep another gun for a backup.

6. Your gun will stay with you even if you run out of ammo.

5. A gun doesn’t take up a lot of closet space.

4. Guns function normally every day of the month.

3. A gun doesn’t ask, ‘Do these new grips make me look fat?’

2. A gun doesn’t mind if you go to sleep after you use it.

And the number one reason:

1. You can buy a silencer for a gun

Dear NRA members. Further proof the NRA does NOT care about the second amendment, or your firearm rights

   Millions of Americans have joined the NRA, send money for dues and are solicited many times each year for donations to assist with the legal rights of gun owners- or so they say. Well, they are paying their lawyers all right, but not to defend the rights of those they claim to represent.
On October 8th, in a case before the District of Columbia Federal Court, NRA attorney Stephen Halbrook made the following statements to the Court in response to the Judge claiming the right of government to place restrictions on the right to bear arms.
“YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE NOT HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE’RE NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER THAN IN THE HOME.
Later in the proceedings there was this exchange.

THE COURT: YOU’RE SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS?
MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES, YOUR HONOR.”

The complete annotated transcripts of the hearing can be found here.

   For many years the NRA has been selling us out to the government. They have supported every restriction government could concoct to limit the right of citizens of this country to own and carry firearms. I documented this fact in an article over two years ago. (Republished here)

Not so long ago I was having an email exchange with a writer at another site on the subject of the NRA sell out. I was amazed when this former law enforcement officer, who claims the Second Amendment is the “backbone” of freedom, said he would continue to support the NRA because they have a good youth education program (Eddie Eagle) and you had to be a member to belong to most gun clubs. Hey, Idiot, what damn good is that going to be when we can no longer own a firearm!

Folks, it is time to fish or cut bait. Without the right to own and carry firearms we are done. If you perchance are waiting for those freedom-loving Republicans to come to your aid, please send me a note from the gulag. At least the democrats tell you they are going to take your guns if they get the opportunity.

If you are standing around waiting on the “pretend to be Christian” to stand up for us by doing away with the assault weapons ban right before the election next year – don’t forget to take your Prozac.

Just like the NRA, we give the government power by recognizing and supporting it. It then uses our money to make them more rich and powerful and to ultimately sell us out and enslave us.

Just keep voting and sending money to the turncoats like the NRA. Life as an unarmed slave will be your just reward.

Perhaps they will let you watch as your daughters and wives are sold to the highest bidder, but probably not, as you will not have been seen for several years if you are a threat to government as a former gun-rights zealot. Just can’t beat that” Patriot Act”.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is a sure sign of insanity.

Don’t forget to put that tooth under your pillow!