{"id":21883,"date":"2013-01-18T20:20:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T19:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SHTFplan\/~3\/x3KMpCcjofw\/new-proposal-will-force-gun-owners-to-store-assault-weapons-at-government-authorized-storage-depots_01182013"},"modified":"2013-01-18T20:20:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T19:20:37","slug":"new-proposal-will-force-gun-owners-to-store-assault-weapons-at-government-authorized-storage-depots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/new-proposal-will-force-gun-owners-to-store-assault-weapons-at-government-authorized-storage-depots\/","title":{"rendered":"New Proposal Will Force Gun Owners to Store Assault Weapons At Government Authorized Storage Depots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_main\">\n<div class=\"c19\">\n<table width=\"490\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"240\">\n<div id=\"article_info\">Mac Slavo<br \/>\n January 18th, 2013<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SHTFplan.com\">SHTFplan.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read by 19,913 people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"350\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c19\">\n<p>Because you can never have too many laws, regulations and mandates, Massachusetts State Representative David Linsky has filed a new bill that would, among other things, force gun owners to undergo mental health background checks, acquire liability insurance, pay an additional 25% tax on all forms of ammunition, and require firearms categorized as \u201cassault weapons\u201d to be stored outside of their homes and only at government approved storage depots.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis bill is a comprehensive effort to reduce all types of gun violence \u2014 murders, intentional shootings, accidental shootings and suicides. There is not one solution to reducing gun violence \u2014 we can\u2019t eliminate it \u2014 but there are a lot of common-sense steps that we can take to significantly reduce the everyday tragedy of gun violence and deaths,\u201d said Linsky.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spoken with hundreds of people over the past few weeks in developing this legislation \u2014 victims, police officers, criminologists, physicians, and yes \u2014 gun owners and sportsmen,\u201d stated Linsky. \u201cThere are a lot of good ideas out there. We should all have one goal \u2014 reducing gun violence and trying to keep more tragedies from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Provisions in the bill include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having one standard of the issuance of all gun licenses, giving local police chiefs the ability to evaluate all aspects of an application for a gun license.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requires proof of liability insurance<\/strong> for possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requires that all large capacity weapons and grandfathered assault weapons <span class=\"c21\">must be stored at gun clubs or target ranges.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Requires live shooting as part of the curriculum for a basic firearms safety course; this is not a current requirement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requires all applicants for gun licenses and FID cards to sign a waiver of mental health records for review<\/strong> to be destroyed after decision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imposes 25% sales tax on ammunition, firearms, shotguns, and rifles<\/strong>; dedicates funds towards firearms licensing, police training, mental health services, and victim\u2019s services.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Brings Massachusetts into compliance with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).<\/li>\n<li>Limits gun buyers to one firearm purchase per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnatick.patch.com%2Farticles%2Frep-linsky-files-legislation-aimed-at-reducing-gun-violence\" >Natick Patch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bills such as this one are being filed by irrationally driven anti-gunners all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>They are targeting every aspect of firearms in an effort to first reduce ownership, and then to ultimately ban it altogether.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll expand the definitions for mental health to include basic forms of stress and normal human mood fluctuations and designate these as mental health conditions that would disqualify you from owning a gun.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll tax gun purchases and ammunition like they\u2019ve done with cigarettes (tripling the cost over a decade) and require huge insurance premiums, making ownership unaffordable\u00a0for most Americans.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll track the sale and transfer of all firearms through registration, with unjust punishments for anyone engaging in black-market trading.<\/p>\n<p>And, eventually, another crisis \u2014 likely one that purports to threaten the very security and stability of the government of the United States \u2014 will be used in an attempt institute a complete roundup of the majority of modern firearms.<\/p>\n<p>A full out <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shtfplan.com%2Fheadline-news%2Fwith-the-stroke-of-a-pen-obama-moves-to-ban-sale-and-manufacture-semi-automatic-weapons-high-capacity-magzines-will-require-universal-background-checks-and-registration_01162013\" >assault on the Second Amendment<\/a> is underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c23\">\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong>  Mac Slavo<br \/><strong>Views:<\/strong> Read by 19,913 people<br \/><strong>Date:<\/strong> January 18th, 2013<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SHTFplan.com\">www.SHTFplan.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Copyright Information:<\/strong> Copyright SHTFplan and Mac Slavo. 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We should all have one goal &ndash; reducing gun violence and trying to keep more tragedies from happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Provisions in the bill include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having one standard of the issuance of all gun licenses, giving local police chiefs the ability to evaluate all aspects of an application for a gun license.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Requires proof of liability insurance<\/strong> for possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requires that all large capacity weapons and grandfathered assault weapons <span>must be stored at gun clubs or target ranges.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Requires live shooting as part of the curriculum for a basic firearms safety course; this is not a current requirement.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Requires all applicants for gun licenses and FID cards to sign a waiver of mental health records for review<\/strong> to be destroyed after decision.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Imposes 25% sales tax on ammunition, firearms, shotguns, and rifles<\/strong>; dedicates funds towards firearms licensing, police training, mental health services, and victim&rsquo;s services.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Brings Massachusetts into compliance with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).<\/li>\n<li>Limits gun buyers to one firearm purchase per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnatick.patch.com%2Farticles%2Frep-linsky-files-legislation-aimed-at-reducing-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\">Natick Patch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bills such as this one are being filed by irrationally driven anti-gunners all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>They are targeting every aspect of firearms in an effort to first reduce ownership, and then to ultimately ban it altogether.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ll expand the definitions for mental health to include basic forms of stress and normal human mood fluctuations and designate these as mental health conditions that would disqualify you from owning a gun.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ll tax gun purchases and ammunition like they&rsquo;ve done with cigarettes (tripling the cost over a decade) and require huge insurance premiums, making ownership unaffordable&nbsp;for most Americans.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ll track the sale and transfer of all firearms through registration, with unjust punishments for anyone engaging in black-market trading.<\/p>\n<p>And, eventually, another crisis &ndash; likely one that purports to threaten the very security and stability of the government of the United States &ndash; will be used in an attempt institute a complete roundup of the majority of modern firearms.<\/p>\n<p>A full out <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shtfplan.com%2Fheadline-news%2Fwith-the-stroke-of-a-pen-obama-moves-to-ban-sale-and-manufacture-semi-automatic-weapons-high-capacity-magzines-will-require-universal-background-checks-and-registration_01162013\" target=\"_blank\">assault on the Second Amendment<\/a> is underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong>  Mac Slavo<br \/><strong>Views:<\/strong> Read by 19,913 people<br \/><strong>Date:<\/strong> January 18th, 2013<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SHTFplan.com\">www.SHTFplan.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Copyright Information:<\/strong> Copyright SHTFplan and Mac Slavo. 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