Here is the link to the bill
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4269/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4269/text
Some people do use the AR platforms for shooting coyotes and other vermin. The bill also has to do with semi auto shotguns as well as tube fed .22 rifles. It also has to do with handguns which can be used for hunting purposes as well.I do not favor an assault rifle ban, but there is a rule at utahwildlife.net against political discussions not closely related to wildlife or the outdoors.
So that would be the marlin exemption.I dunno about you guys, but my tube fed rifle takes a lot longer to reload than popping in s new magazine.
Here is what it says about that
""(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.""
I see no reason for you to own a standard 12 gauge shotgun for turkey hunting. I mean, we really don't "need" to hunt in 2016 anymore, right? You really get all suspicious when you see a guy buying a large capacity magazine? Wow, you must be loads of fun at parties. Is it really so hard to imagine a guy would have a really good time going out and blasting through a score of .223 rounds in a short period of time? A guy who owns a semi-auto rifle capable of sustained, high-volume fire is a fearful nut that raises red flags to you? Really? I'm glad you and I aren't neighbors, BP. You'd probably be climbing the walls and gnashing your teeth as you peeked at me through the blinds of your living room window wondering why the hell I am doing the normal, every day things that I do.I see no reason for civilians to own large capacity magazine. In fact, if I saw a person buying a large capacity magazine I would probably wonder about his intentions. His intentions might not be terrorism or other evil intent, but the fact that he feels so fearful or insecure that he feels a need to possess a rifle capable of sustained, high volume fire would probably raise a red flag for me.
I also believe that the insertion of a high capacity magazine into a semi-auto rifle is in fact what transforms a legitimate hunting/target/casual pinking rifle into an "assault rifle".
Now, if you say he needs such a weapon to defend himself against a tyrannical government I say OK, but I think that is where the "a well regulated militia" comes in. Under this setting, individuals that are members of a "well regulated militia" can justify the ownership of this type of weapon.
You can stop everything you listed. Quit trying to redefine the constitution.By all means, let's don't start a dialog amongst actual gun owners. Let's just get all defensive, accusatory and butt hurt. Let's get all scared and paranoid. Let's just flip our lids and start hording ammo, buying and stockpiling magazines. Let's teach fear and mistrust of government and our neighbors. Let's just turn America into the land of the not so free.
"In fact, if I saw a person buying a large capacity magazine I would probably wonder about his intentions. His intentions might not be terrorism or other evil intent, but the fact that he feels so fearful or insecure that he feels a need to possess a rifle capable of sustained, high volume fire would probably raise a red flag for me."By all means, let's don't start a dialog amongst actual gun owners. Let's just get all defensive, accusatory and butt hurt. Let's get all scared and paranoid. Let's just flip our lids and start hording ammo, buying and stockpiling magazines. Let's teach fear and mistrust of government and our neighbors. Let's just turn America into the land of the not so free.
Not to get picky but did anyone notice that the shooters only shot 14 rounds out of the 15 round mag, 9 rounds out of the 10 round mags before reloading leaving a live round in the chamber instead of letting the slide lock. They did the same thing with the AR.Sheriff dept looked into high cap mags and found overall size is irrelevant. This is insightful... but opponents will probably skip over it.
-DallanC