Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,alt.society.civil-liberty
From: tedwards@eng.umd.edu (Thomas Grant Edwards)
Subject: Re: How Close ARE We to Civil Insurrection?
Date: 29 Aug 1994 07:25:09 GMT
Organization: Project GLUE, University of Maryland, College Park
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feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) writes:

>I was stunned to hear G. Gordon Liddy today interviewing Jim Shults,
>editor of Modern Gun Magazine today and discussing MASS ARMED
>RESISTANCE to government attempts to enforce the newly passed assault
>weapons ban.

Not to mention Linda Thompson's aborted call for an armed march on
D.C.  And we are also seeing the beginning of organized civillian
militias such as the one in San Diego.

My SO has a theory that end-of-century times upset everyone.  For instance,
let's look a hundred years ago at the U.S.

"The last part of the 19th century saw some very miserable economic
times, with the Panic of 1873 reaching bottom in the violent railroad
strike of 1877 and then the Panic of 1883 highlighted by the Chicago
Haymarket Riot in 1886. It was during this period of intense industrial
strife that much of the radical labor movement in America was
formed, including the Lehr- und Wehr-Verein ("Instruction and Protection
Society") in Chicago."  (wish I knew who that quota was from)

We've had some pretty big urban riots in the late sixties, now coming
back again in the early 90's.  Militias, like Presser's Lehr- und 
Wehr-Verein, are coming back into style.  

Only this time the socialists are in power, not just a successful
third party...Weird huh?

>ults also said (paraphrasing) that now that the aw ban
>has been passed, the federal government is going to get serious about
>banning private possession of ALL FIREARMS.

That would be H. R. 3932, "Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994":

SEC. 204. FEDERAL ARSENAL LICENSE.
      (a) Offense.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by
  section 203(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      "(x) It shall be unlawful for a person to possess more than 20 firearms
  or more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition..."

combined with:

SEC. 312. DEFINITION OF FIREARM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE COMPONENT PARTS.
      Section 921(a)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
  striking "or receiver" and inserting ", receiver, barrel, stock, ammunition
  magazine, or any part of the action".

Force all states to license handguns:

SEC. 101. STATE LICENSE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE TRANSFER OF A HANDGUN.

Limit the number of firearms sold:

SEC. 301. PROHIBITION ON MULTIPLE HANDGUN TRANSFERS.
      (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended
  by section 204(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
  subsection:
      "(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any
person to--
          "(A) receive transfer of more than 1 handgun during any 30-day
      period;
          "(B) transfer to another person more than 1 handgun during any 30-day
      period; 

OK, make it harder for businesses to maintain their FFL status:

 SEC. 303. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES.
      Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking "$1,000" and inserting "$10,000";
          (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking "$50" and inserting "$1,000";
(3) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking "$10" and inserting "$1,000";
          (4) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking "$1,000" and inserting "$10,000";
          (5) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking "$50" and inserting "$1,000";
          (6) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking "$1,000" and inserting "$10,000";
      and
          (7) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking "$200 for 3 years, except that
      the fee for renewal of a valid license shall be $90 for 3 years" and
      inserting "$1,000 per year".

And let's keep you wondering about your FFL a little longer, enough time
for your business to go under:


  SEC. 304. ACTION ON FIREARMS LICENSE APPLICATION.
      Section 923(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
  "forty-five-day" and inserting "180-day".


Not to mention the fact no one will sell firearms if:

SEC. 314. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF FIREARM LAW.
      Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
  end the following new subsection:
      "(i)(1) Any person who sells, delivers, or otherwise transfers any
  firearm or ammunition in violation of Federal law shall be liable for all
  damages proximately caused by such sale, delivery, or other transfer.
      "(2) An action to recover damages under paragraph (1) may be brought in a
  United States district court by, or on behalf of, any person, or the estate
  of any person, who suffers bodily injury or death as a result of the
  discharge of a firearm or ammunition sold, delivered, or transferred in
  violation of Federal law. Prevailing plaintiffs in such actions shall be
  awarded costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Punitive damages shall be
  recoverable by the plaintiff if the defendant is found to have intentionally
  or recklessly violated the law.
      "(3) No action under paragraph (2) may be brought by or on behalf of a
  person who was engaged in a criminal act against the person or property of
  another person at the time of the injury.
      "(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or otherwise
  limit any other cause of action available to any person.".

Taking away piece by piece:

 SEC. 401. PROHIBITED WEAPONS.
      (a) Prohibition.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended
  by section 301(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
  subsection:
      "(z)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any
  person to manufacture, transfer, or possess a prohibited weapon.

 "(31) The term 'prohibited weapon' means--
          "(A) a firearm muffler or firearm silencer;
          "(B) a short-barreled shotgun;
          "(C) a short-barreled rifle;
          "(D) a destructive device;
          "(E) a semiautomatic assault weapon;
          "(F) a Saturday-night-special handgun;
          "(G) a nonsporting ammunition; and
          "(H) a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.

Here is the beginning of the Federal Handgun ban:

"(33) The term 'Saturday-night-special handgun' means--
          "(A) any handgun that has a barrel, slide, frame or receiver which is
      a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will
      melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit;
          "(B) any pistol which does not have a positive manually operated
      safety device, a double action revolver which does not have a safety
      feature which automatically causes the hammer to retract to a point where
      the firing pin does not rest upon the primer of the cartridge, or any
      single action revolver which does not have a safety feature which by
      manual operation causes the hammer to retract to a point where the firing
      pin does not rest upon the primer of the cartridge;
          "(C) any revolver with a safety device which cannot withstand the
      impact of a weight equal to the weight of the revolver dropping from a
      distance of 36 inches in a line parallel to the barrel upon the rear of
      the hammer spur, a total of 5 times;
          "(D) any pistol that has a combined length and height less than 10
      inches with the height (right angle measurement to barrel without
      magazine or extension) being at least 4 inches and the length being at
      least 6 inches, or any revolver that has a barrel length of less than 3
      inches or has an overall frame (with conventional grips) length (not
      diagonal) of less than 4 1/2  inches; or
          "(E)(i) uses ammunition of the following calibers--
              "(I) .22 short;
              "(II) .25; or
              "(III) .32; and
          "(ii) has an overall weight, while unloaded, of less than 18 ounces.

Plus let's also give the BATF more room to outlaw firearms:

  SEC. 402. FIREARMS AND CHILD SAFETY.
      (a) Unlawful Act.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
  amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      "(aa)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture or import a
  firearm that does not have as an integral part a device or devices that--
          "(A) prevent a child of less than 7 years of age from discharging the
      firearm by reason of the amount of strength, dexterity, cognitive skill,
      or other ability required to cause a discharge;
          "(B) prevent a firearm that has a removable magazine from discharging
      when the magazine has been removed; and
          "(C) in the case of a handgun other than a revolver, clearly indicate
      whether the magazine or chamber contains a round of ammunition.


Make it more expensive for people to practice shooting:


  SEC. 403. INCREASED TAX ON HANDGUNS AND HANDGUN AMMUNITION.
      (a) Increased Tax.--Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
  (relating to imposition of tax on firearms) is amended--
          (1) by striking "10 percent" and inserting "30 percent";
          (2) by striking "Shells, and cartridges" and inserting "ammunition
      other than handgun ammunition (as defined in section 921 of title 18,
      United States Code)"; and
          (3) by inserting at the end the following:
                       "ARTICLES TAXABLE AT 50 PERCENT
      "Any handgun ammunition (as defined in section 921 of title 18, United
  States Code).".


-Thomas