**Posted by Phineas
Yet another “solution” that won’t do a thing to deal the problem of mass shootings, but will trample on the rights [1] of law-abiding citizens:
A popular hunting shotgun could be banned under one of the bills moving through the state Capitol.
A pump or semi-automatic shotgun is the gun most hunters in Colorado use. It’s a gun state Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, says could be banned under a bill that’s already passed the House and Gov. John Hickenlooper says he’ll sign.
“They’re coming after the standard shotgun,” Brophy told CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd.
And what would this bill do? It bans the dreaded “high-capacity magazine,” which affects this model because it can be adapted to hold more than eight shells. If the bill becomes law, it would impose draconian rules:
“The law is specific as of July 1. You can keep it, but only if you maintain continuous possession of it,” Brophy said. “If it breaks, you can’t give to a gunsmith even to fix it. You can’t hand it to your son to use. It’s all now outlawed because of this 1224, the bill that Gov. Hickenlooper says he’s going to sign … this is most extreme thing anybody’s ever done related to firearms.”
Like many of the gun-grabbing bills pushed by progressives (whose real intent is a de facto ban via onerous regulations [2]), this bill ignores the facts [3] about firearms-related violence in America, including the fact that the vast majority of mass shootings involve handguns [4]. It pays no attention to what may well be the real problem, the deinstitutionalization [5] of the mentally ill.
There is a problem, but taking advantage of tragedies to ram through legislation that only gives the appearance of doing something to solve it really does nothing.
Except punish the law-abiding.
PS: The article goes on to report that Democratic legislators promise an amendment to deal with this issue. Forgive for thinking that’s an offer to sell the Brooklyn Bridge.
via Liberty Unyielding [6]
(Crossposted at Public Secrets [7])