hughes amendment (machinegun ban) footage

[summers73]

Originally Posted by arctichomesteader

Yep. It was thought it would be quickly thrown out by the courts, and even the NRA suggested he sign FOPA to end some other abuses. Things didn't go so well though...

Um, seriously for a moment now...why in the h*ll would Ronnie sign this instead of busting out his veto pen? I know you explained why, but I'm just not convinced.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by summers73

Um, seriously for a moment now...why in the h*ll would Ronnie sign this instead of busting out his veto pen? I know you explained why, but I'm just not convinced.

Because it was unlikely they could get another FOPA to his desk at the time, because of largely democrat opposition. FOPA did correct some serious issues (people jailed for traveling with guns through hostile states...). Hughes tried to derail it with his poison pill.

[hawkeye2009]

Originally Posted by summers73

To me, it's not a huge deal. Semi works well for me, as you can pull the trigger VERY quickly with practice. Plus, in any sort of Mad Max scenario, you could only carry a few mags with you. Full auto would waste away your ammo in a NY minute.

Still, the choice should be there and this vote was bull**** to begin with.

While I agree that semi-auto is much better to control fire and conserve ammo, I certainly miss my machine gun. We have lived in a state for the last ten years that completely bans full auto, regardless of class 3 weapons license. It is simply not possible in this state.

I target shoot ALOT and hunt 2-3 times a year. We have an example of about every weapon available, which makes it fun to compare and observe different platforms. While machine guns are very impractical, they are fun as hell to shoot and I would certainly like to have that option again to own one.