If you're seeing this topic then another mass shooting hap…

The directive specifically outlines two tests to determine what constitutes a “copy” or “duplicate” of a prohibited weapon. If a gun’s operating system is essentially the same as that of a banned weapon, or if the gun has components that are interchangeable with those of a banned weapon, it’s a “copy” or “duplicate,” and it is illegal. Assault weapons prohibited under our laws cannot be altered in any way to make their sale or possession legal in Massachusetts.

These are not weapons of self-defense. They are weapons used to commit mass murder. And they have no business being in civilian hands.

They market “state compliant” copycat versions of their assault weapons to Massachusetts buyers. They sell guns without a flash suppressor or folding or telescoping stock, for example, small tweaks that do nothing to limit the lethalness of the weapon.

On July 24 2016 12:56 acker wrote:
IIRC, Massachusetts also considers most semiautomatic shotguns as assault weapons. Since parts interchangeability is now a qualifier for AWs, this may effectively ban most pump-action shotguns as well due to interchangeability with illegal semiautomatic guns.

Or it might be completely arbitrary in terms of enforcement. Who knows.

The reasoning is backwards as well. If, as she says, removal of bayonets and other attachments creates a copycat weapon with identical lethality, what was the point of banning weapons with such attachments for being especially lethal in the first place?

On July 23 2016 10:55 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:
Another 10 dead in Munich overnight.
Attacker was Iranian-German, ISIS 'celebrating' online but it's unknown right now whether the guy was actually linked to the organisation.

On July 25 2016 18:56 Clonester wrote:


There is a direct flight from Düsseldorf to Fort Myers and I do more vacations there than anywhere else... come one world, stop being an asshole this year.

On July 25 2016 20:24 NukeD wrote:

I'm sorry the killings inconvenienced you.

Aso I'm sure you didn't mean to be rude but I found your comment distasteful. Probably its just me tho.

On July 24 2016 14:48 dontforgetosmile wrote:

yuuuuuuuup.

once again, this highlights the importance of knowing about guns before you support dumb shit like this and claim that no one is trying to outright ban guns.

hell, depending on your interpretation, the atf considers an ar lower receiver as a firearm in and of itself. so anything that isn't the lower receiver (which is now de facto banned) that can be attached to another rifle, means that other rifle can technically be banned as an assault weapon. what about anything that accepts pmags? or anything with a picatinny rail? anything that accepts muzzle devices?

not to mention any semiauto that uses DI or a gas piston can also be considered the same 'operating system', or any other system that is shared with the rifles on their list can now be banned.

it's likely that MA is following the lead of CA here by not technically banning more guns, but redefining what an assault weapon is after already passing legislation to ban those instead.

it's events like this that keep the NRA funded.

On July 26 2016 02:13 Plansix wrote:
I am claiming that gun manufactures don’t give a fuck about anyone’s safety and just want to sell guns to everyone. And this is obvious by the fact that the NRA opposes anything the government does in relation to guns beyond let anyone who asks buy them.

Gun laws could be better written, but that would involve people who like guns taking part in the process. And that doesn’t happen often. Or ever.

On July 25 2016 20:50 JoeCool wrote:


Definitely it's just you, his comment was'nt rude at all.

On July 25 2016 21:36 Plansix wrote:

The root of the problem is writing gun laws that make specific types of fire arms illegal that the gun manufactures won’t just build around. If they make specific models of guns illegal, they make new ones. If they write a law that dictates what an “assault weapon” is, they design a gun that just slips under the requirements. They pass a law to ban the new gun and people take a .22 rifle and modify it so it’s meets the requirements of an assault weapon to prove something. This song and dance has been going on sign the Reagan administration. Making reasonable gun laws is hard when it’s a game of wack a mole.

And the gun manufactures keep the NRA pretty flush with money. They love to sell guns to everyone. You. Me. Drug runners. Terrorist. The mentally ill. Someone with 5 different criminal charges and a restraining order for death threats against their spouse.

On July 26 2016 02:29 acker wrote:


Only people who oppose gun control can understand guns? Nothing is stopping Massachusetts legislators from reading wikipedia or taking gun education lessons. Or, for that matter, purchasing firearms to better understand them.