GRNC Alert 01-24-18 THE ATF’S SEMIAUTOMATIC INFRINGEMENT

 

PROPOSED RULE TO STIFLE THE 2ND AMENDMENT

 

Reason and legalities tell us that a machine gun fires continuously and automatically with a single function of the trigger.  But the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE, often referred to as the ATF) is looking to “clarify” the National Firearms Act and whether certain devices (which could include your semiautomatic rifle or handgun) fall within the definition of machine gun. Absurd!

With the flick of a bureaucrat’s wrist, your lowly semi-automatic deer hunting rifle may suddenly be elevated to the status of machine gun. It will be classified not by trigger action, but by arbitrary firing rate, which is something that can be altered by any number of things, including something as nebulous as the skill of its owner. The list of items that can affect rate of fire also includes innocuous, legal and unrelated things such as: optical sights, trigger jobs, muzzle compensators, and who knows what else?

 

Picture Andrew Cuomo screaming:

“No one needs a gun that can shoot more than once every 5 minutes to kill a deer!”

 

(One may reasonably wonder whether Andrew Cuomo’s security detail, or the security details of other gun-grabbing politicians will be subject to the same restrictions?)

 

Comment Against This Infringement
The BATFE’s comment period regarding this proposed rule closes tomorrow, and it is critical that you submit a comment against this proposed infringement on your gun rights. To comment, find a link below, and a copy/paste message you can use to comment.

 

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!

 

• SUBMIT A COMMENT AGAINST THIS SO-CALLED “BUMP FIRE” RULE. Click on the link provided, and use the copy/paste message provided below under ‘Deliver This Message.’ CLICK HERE (or go to: tinyurl.com/yavpvb4n).

  Comments MUST be submitted by Thursday, January 25th.

DELIVER THIS MESSAGE

 

I’m writing to day to speak against the formation of a so-called “Bump Fire” rule.

Clearly, the proposed rule is designed to open a debate about semi-automatic firing rates, something that is not open to debate in a free country. This is dangerous territory where ambiguous language, established by unelected government employees, is sure to infringe on the Second Amendment rights of The People.

The proposed rule references “devices used with a semiautomatic firearm to increase the firearm’s cyclic firing rate.” Clearly, that sort of open-ended language could be used to ban any device that increases the firearm’s cyclic firing rate regardless of trigger action, e.g. trigger jobs, muzzle compensators, optical sights, shoestrings, rubber bands, and who knows what else?

Given that bump stocks do not alter trigger function, firearms remain semi-automatic, the BATFE has no legitimate authority to impose this infringement on the American people. Indeed, there is no statutory definition of “machinegun” in the National Firearms Act of 1934 nor the Gun Control Act of 1968 that would allow the BATFE to make this stretch.

Any “Bump Fire” rule would be unconstitutional, and any “rule” imposed by federal bureaucrats is really just a law established without the approval of the peoples’ representatives. Surely, those at the BATFE have no interest in circumventing the Constitution of the United States, nor would they want to disrespect the country’s law-abiding people in such a manner.

For these reasons, I must insist that the BATFE immediately discard any thoughts of imposing a “Bump Fire” rule.

 

 

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