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Acorn and the bullet ban C&P
rkba4ever
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The grassroots community organization, ACORN, is fighting for a new law it says will save lives.
"Stop the Bullet" is a campaign that would make it harder for felons to buy ammunition from stores.
When you buy a gun, gun shops have to run a background check first to make sure you're not a convicted felon.
Although it is also illegal for convicted felons to buy bullets, a background check is not required. As it stands now, gun shops aren't required to ask any questions before selling bullets, as long as the buyer is 18 and can present identification.
Community organizer for the local NC ACORN group, The Rev. Melvin Whitley, says it's too easy for criminals to buy ammo, and he plans to close that loophole.
ACORN'S initiative would expand the law to include ammunition, and may even include a requirement for bullet permits.
"The problem with the law is that it allows criminals to have access to bullets. And it's the bullets that's killing us," according to Whitley.
But gun shop owners disagree.
They feel it's just another way organizations are trying to take away their Second Amendment rights.
"We have to make it clear we are not talking about gun control, we're talking about bullets," said Durham City Council Member Howard Clement III.
Whitley stated his case before the Durham City Council Thursday in hopes that the council will add it to its legislative agenda. The council's legislative committee will determine whether the initiative has legs.
Whitley hopes to get the bill passed in a year.
According to the National Sports Shooting Foundation, at least 18 states have tried to pass laws to stamp bullets with serial numbers or tax individual bullets. None have passed.
"Stop the Bullet" is a campaign that would make it harder for felons to buy ammunition from stores.
When you buy a gun, gun shops have to run a background check first to make sure you're not a convicted felon.
Although it is also illegal for convicted felons to buy bullets, a background check is not required. As it stands now, gun shops aren't required to ask any questions before selling bullets, as long as the buyer is 18 and can present identification.
Community organizer for the local NC ACORN group, The Rev. Melvin Whitley, says it's too easy for criminals to buy ammo, and he plans to close that loophole.
ACORN'S initiative would expand the law to include ammunition, and may even include a requirement for bullet permits.
"The problem with the law is that it allows criminals to have access to bullets. And it's the bullets that's killing us," according to Whitley.
But gun shop owners disagree.
They feel it's just another way organizations are trying to take away their Second Amendment rights.
"We have to make it clear we are not talking about gun control, we're talking about bullets," said Durham City Council Member Howard Clement III.
Whitley stated his case before the Durham City Council Thursday in hopes that the council will add it to its legislative agenda. The council's legislative committee will determine whether the initiative has legs.
Whitley hopes to get the bill passed in a year.
According to the National Sports Shooting Foundation, at least 18 states have tried to pass laws to stamp bullets with serial numbers or tax individual bullets. None have passed.
Comments
How 'bout leaving the violent ones locked up, or hanging from the courthouse tree? Then us law-abiders won't have to put up with another hoop?
There would be noone left to support ACORN...
quote:Originally posted by jpwolf
How 'bout leaving the violent ones locked up, or hanging from the courthouse tree? Then us law-abiders won't have to put up with another hoop?
There would be noone left to support ACORN...
And what a shame that would be [xx(]
How 'bout leaving the violent ones locked up, or hanging from the courthouse tree? Then us law-abiders won't have to put up with another hoop?
Liberal progressives care more about the victimizers than the victims so you will not any victimizers held accountable while they are in power![:(!]
Dillion RL550B[:D]
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1300+ rnds of .45acp/pound Unique
If you aren't reloading, get to it!
Well lets see after that we can have a reloading press permit then a brass permit then a copper and lead permet then a permit for the rubber hand grip on your press handle then a plastic permit then a etc,etc,etc,etc damn when is all this bogus crap going to end????????????????????????????????????? VC
That's alright, because tavarishi from calguns.net will be quick to adapt and find loopholes in the law and propagate that they are fighting for "the cause" with the Off The List plastics, brass and presses.
That's what I figured would be their next step.[:(!]