I wonder if these morans (and the AG of Mass) are ignorant of history or just evil. I wonder how many people get the irony that this is occurring in the state with the cities of Lexington and Concord?
Nothing important happened in those cities, right?
The loophole in the Mass. assault weapons ban
Dechia Gerald, wife of slain Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald, cried while holding her children in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday.
By Maura Healey JULY 20, 2016
ORLANDO. BATON ROUGE. Falcon Heights. Dallas. Baton Rouge again.
Five horrific headlines in five weeks. Each story unique in its circumstances, but bound by a common thread: human lives taken by a gun.
There are myriad issues underlying each of these tragedies: fear, racism, mistrust, hate. These are critical issues that we, as a country, have an obligation to honestly and forthrightly address. And they’re issues my office is working hard to tackle alongside our partners in the community, in law enforcement, and in government.
But there’s one issue that can be addressed right now — the proliferation of guns, particularly assault weapons.
Here in Massachusetts, 10,000 assault weapons were sold just in the last year — each one nearly identical to the rifle used to gun down 49 innocent people in Orlando. In the week after the Pulse nightclub massacre, sales of weapons strikingly similar to the Sig Sauer MCX used at Pulse jumped as high as 450 percent over the previous week — just in Massachusetts.
It’s no surprise the Orlando killer chose an AR-15 style assault rifle. It’s a weapon of war, originally created for combat, and designed to kill many people in a short amount of time with incredible accuracy. It’s in the same category as weapons chosen by killers in Newtown, Aurora, and San Bernardino. These are not weapons of self-defense. They are weapons used to commit mass murder. And they have no business being in civilian hands.
How in Massachusetts, then, home to some of the strongest gun laws in the country, do we allow people to buy these guns?
The gun industry has found a way to exploit our laws, a loophole of potentially horrific proportions. And it’s time we act.
The Massachusetts assault weapons ban mirrors the federal ban Congress allowed to expire in 2004. It prohibits the sale of specific weapons like the Colt AR-15 and AK-47 and explicitly bans “copies or duplicates” of those weapons. But gun manufacturers have taken it upon themselves to define what a “copy” or “duplicate” weapon is. They market “state compliant” copycat versions of their assault weapons to Massachusetts buyers. They sell guns without a flash suppressor or folding or telescoping stock, for example, small tweaks that do nothing to limit the lethalness of the weapon.
That will end now. On Wednesday, we are sending a directive to all gun manufacturers and dealers that makes clear that the sale of these copycat assault weapons is illegal in Massachusetts. With this directive, we will ensure we get the full protection intended when lawmakers enacted our assault weapons ban, not the watered-down version of those protections offered by gun manufacturers.
The directive specifically outlines two tests to determine what constitutes a “copy” or “duplicate” of a prohibited weapon. If a gun’s operating system is essentially the same as that of a banned weapon, or if the gun has components that are interchangeable with those of a banned weapon, it’s a “copy” or “duplicate,” and it is illegal. Assault weapons prohibited under our laws cannot be altered in any way to make their sale or possession legal in Massachusetts.
We recognize that most residents who purchased these guns in the past believed they were doing so legally, so this directive will not apply to possession of guns purchased before Wednesday. In the dozen years since the federal assault weapons ban lapsed, only seven states have instituted their own assault weapons ban. Many of those bans have been challenged (unsuccessfully) by the gun industry, and we anticipate our directive may be too. But our job is to enforce state laws and to keep people safe. This directive does both.
In the face of utter inaction by Congress, states have a duty to enact and enforce laws that protect people from gun violence. If Washington won’t use its power to get these guns off our streets, we will. Not only do we have the legal authority to do so, we have a moral obligation to do so.
Maura Healey is the attorney general of Massachusetts.
Original HERE.
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thank you very well said
Maura is a little late to the party. What is she going to to about the tens of thousands that are already protecting many Massachusetts’s homes. The girlfriend of one of my nephews works at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the gun department. She tells me that every time their is an “incident’ or a presidential proclamation to do something about the “gun problem” there is a huge spike in sales. She tells me that most buyers own multiple weapons. There is no shortage of gun laws in this state, but that will not prevent it’s citizens from procuring the guns they are Constitutionally allowed to have. Fuck the dumb ass AG.
Bob.
Fuck you, you dumb ass cunt. Owning guns is about defense of home and kin not hunting. Considering that the nwo will probably use the police/military to enforce their agenda it pays to own an AR-15. Plus it is a totally sweet gun and a blast to shoot.
How about Muslim control?
How about feral ghetto creature control?
Fuck her.
This is the type of person that has been in charge of Massachusetts for the last thirty years or more, the majority of people will vote for anyone, no matter how much a totalitarian fascist as long as they are a “Democrat” and No Maura you fucking douch bag cunt the Orlando killer did not uses AR-15 style rifle, it had no common components with an AR15.
The sad thing is Massachusetts used to be a pretty nice place, now it is a mini Kalifornia
This is a joke right. The whole story is fabricated. I know I have been drinking a lot lately but I am pretty sure it is July and not April 1. All you gutless pussies in MA had better step up to these perverts or you will loose your freedom first, we here in CA are fighting the recent unconstitutional laws that were signed in by our fearful leader without allowing us to express our opinion. Well we get to express our opinion now and you should all express your opinion there in MA.
For gods sake grow a pair.
I was visiting MA during the Scott Walker v Teachers Union debacle.
Someone asked me how I could bear to live in a state that had such
an outrageous and vile and etc. governor. LOL
Guns: buy all the guns you want, carry one if you are a mind to,
and practice with it on private land if possible. Ain’t nobodies
business what you do. Keep quiet about your gun beliefs…people in
MA go nuts and back away…as tho you hadn’t showered in a month.
Many people are thoroughly brainwashed, and there is nothing you
can do about it.
Geez Rob…are folks in Cali FINALLY growing a pair ? Cali residents have been bending over and taking it up the butt when it comes to guns for years. Hell ya’ll have an outright ban on AR’s .
Thanks God that in S.C we love our guns . It’ll stay that way as long as we can keep the Yankees out.
Not true. I know someone who just bought one two weeks ago. And I just bought a Strip Lula and two more mags. Perception is not reality but reality is reality and we are all responsible for knowing the difference. Fight back. Read more. Remember what you read. Band together with your friends to protect your rights and to promote your own candidates for office. Never vote for a Republican. Never vote for a Democrat. Chose your own candidates and vote for them. Make this a real democracy.
Is this an Onion article?
Despite the bazillions of weapons of war flooding the streets of Massachussetts, the Boston Bombers chose explosives.
And the stinkin woman isn’t even telling the truth and she knows it. Assault Rifles are not what kills people.
https://www.quandl.com/data/FBI/WEAPONS11-US-Murders-by-Weapon-Type
Handguns are used ten times more often. So banning assault rifles will not remove the scourge of violence from our streets.
She also know that in the Orlando shooting, which wasn’t in MA I suspect, the perpetrator also used a handgun, and in fact, many of the deaths resulted from the hail of bullets fired by the police at the end.
the truth doesn’t matter
to make sure it stands out, re-read this line right from teh above article:
“They market “state compliant” copycat versions of their assault weapons to Massachusetts buyers. They sell guns without a flash suppressor or folding or telescoping stock, for example, small tweaks that do nothing to limit the lethalness of the weapon.”
they admit their law was pointless and doesn’t affect the “lethality” so does that mean they knew the laws had no teeth or will tehy admit that banning certain features no matter how pointless was the camels nose in the tent to create the precedent for more intrusive bans in the future?
this is why no matter how small or even how potentially logical a firearm law might seem i’m against it, it is never what it seems.
By her reasoning the Thompson submachinegun should be legal. They were very expensive, inaccurate, fired low velocity pistol ammo and, if not very concealable, perfect for self defense. Even the US and other militaries preferred semi and fully automatic rifles over submachine guns.
The AR type weapons are popular because they are inexpensive, lightweight and ammo is relatively cheap as compared to rifle calibers. If you want to limit their potential for mass murder require them to be available only as fully automatic weapons. The high cyclic rate of fire would quickly exhaust even a 30 round clip and make it almost impossible to use as a sniper style weapon.
I long for the day I have the opportunity to to use my gun in preventing the death or rape of one of these fuck sticks……………and I don’t.
The more ignorant a person is about firearms that more likely this article will appeal to them. The more knowledgeable you are about firearms the more you know what utter nonsense it is.
Consider this; have you noticed that terrorist use Toyota pickup trucks and SUVs in many places in the world. So don’t you think we could prevent terrorism is we just ban the sale of Toyota pickup trucks and SUVs? It’s the same logic as is use to ban some style of guns.
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Last I heard the re-enactors of Revolutionary War battles couldn’t even have a flintlock! What a collection of pussies inhabit that POS “state”. I’d be ashamed to say I lived there.
To the fool with a thimble full of power : Before you speak of guns and crimes you need to do a lot more homework and step into reality and pull your head out of your bill of rights hating ass ! The purpose for owning firearms in America is to protect ourselves from tyranacil power from government , yes the armed citizen in America is supposed to hold the ultimate veto and it scares the shit out of people like you and it should your the attorney general not a member of a law making body and though judges will enforce gun laws any law that limits access to firearms for American citizens in good standing is blatantly unconstitutional
“any law that limits access to firearms for American citizens in good standing is blatantly unconstitutional”
Amen to that.
Despicable
The anti-gun movement isn’t fueled by ignorance, but by nefariousness, by government officials that want to DISARM THE CITIZENS of this great nation to eliminate the threat of an armed populous.
It isn’t about protecting the lives of innocent citizens – as the majority of the politicians that want to ban guns also support the wholesale slaughter of infants in the womb. I know, touchy subject, but think about that hypocrisy for a moment next time they spout off about protecting innocent lives.
Having said that, it is definitely perpetuated by ignorance – via the lies, misinformation, propaganda and political exploitation of victims by the anti-gun thugs.