Strong Opposition to Hawaii HB 2999
February 13th, 2008
Via Alphecca: Mark Plischke, Legislative Co-Chair for the Hawaii Rifle Association, publishes some clear criticism of some omnibus gun control legislation being considered in the Aloha State. In particular, I noticed this:
2) The requirement that a purchaser of ammunition provide proof of ownership of a firearm for the ammo being purchased arose 2 sessions ago. There was “room filling and overwhelming” opposition to this issue, and the citizens of Hawaii have already made their opposition to this idea well known.
This is utterly ridiculous. As I’ve said before, gun control advocates are waking up to the fact that they’ve lost most of the battles to take the guns, so now they’re targeting the ammunition. I expect this campaign will be waged on many fronts simultaneously, with some going after “assault weapon”-type ammo on the grounds that “no one needs military ammunition,” some will go after the basic right to buy ammo (as seen here in Hawaii HB 2999), some will go the “serialize the bullets” route as seen in the just-derailed Hawaii SB 2020, and finally others trying to limit the amount of ammunition any one individual can buy.
On Monday, Dr. Maxwell Cooper, another Legislative Co-Chair for the Hawaii Rifle Association also published opposition to HB 2999, in particular arguing against limits on .50 BMG rifles.
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