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This proposed bill immediately states all future gun owners will have to obtain a Federal license. This is in addition to any state license you may already have.

It gets better. You will have to be licensed for both firearms and ammunition. That’s right, any ammunition you would like to purchase, you must be federally licensed. Plus, there will be a mandatory 7 business day wait period.

That’s just the first couple of paragraphs. As we continue to peruse the jargon, we are quickly led to the section clearly titled “Assault weapons and firearms silencers and mufflers ban.” This is where it gets really interesting.

For starters, all AKs and ARs- gone. They will only be authorized very limited manufacturing and they will essentially not be allowed for public purchase. This also includes any caliber of magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Except, of course, .22 caliber ammunition. (Those tiny little guys can’t do any harm, right?)

After this bill is enacted, the aforementioned products will also have to have a date stamped onto them. This is to ensure the validity of the legal purchase. Something else we found in the bill- very long lists of the brands and types of AKs, ARs, etc. that will be illegal if this bill passes Congress.

We wished it abruptly ended there, however, it did not. We also read that places of business will have stricter regulations for sales and purchases of firearms. All firearms and ammunition will have to be kept in secure metal cabinets, behind several locks and other methods of ‘safety.’

This includes the methods of which guns are kept in the home as well. They will have to be fully secured at all times, and everyone legal in the home will have to have a license. Each firearm will also have to have locks, at least that’s how we read it.

Something peculiar also caught our eye regarding gun shop sales, leases, and rentals. They will have to submit a report to the ATF every 5 days. That report will have to include your name, residence, occupation and gender. (No mention of phone or email information, but your gender matters when purchasing a pistol or rifle ammo.)

As we were finally getting to the end of the bill, we saw a part about weapons taxes. This bill is proposing 30% taxation on all firearm sales and 50% taxation on all ammunition sales. These taxes will be used to “research gun violence and prevention.”

That's about the time for you and Elwood to pack up the blues mobile and move to Mexico where there'll be a little more freedom.

Have you heard of H.R. 6666?

I don't know what Country I'm in anymore but it isn't America.

Guys,

When 5717 was first introduced, I spread the word to owners and couldn't get so much as a raised eyebrow or a head shake. It seemed like eyes glazed over apathy beyond belief. Any responses from your local people?

I haven't checked lately, having developed an aversion to the NRA. Does anyone know if they are doing anything about this bill other than appealing for $?

I don't know what Country I'm in anymore but it isn't America.

I plan on talking to the local county Republican Party chapter. They have all those pre-election fliers they hand out with recommendations on voting issues. Make sure your's makes a deliberate point to raise awareness through their fliers and phone calls to constituents.

Down with the NRA ra ra ra

Not the members, but yes the leadership in large part is pathetic, especially the shill lalapierre.
He's more than willing to give away the price of freedom, ( blood of Americans for generations going back beyond the Bill of Rights), for reasonable gun infringements.