Gaznazdiak wrote:More Nanny State mentality.
Some think this is all post Port Arthur hysteria, but this "can't have something scary looking" bollocks has been with us for decades.
Back in the 80s Calico released a carbine style rifle with a helical magazine (100rd .22, 50rd 9mm) mounted above the action.
I asked the local licensing sergeant if these were ok, thinking the pistol grip might be a problem.
They were banned, he told me, not because of the grip, nor the mag capacity, not even because it was semi-auto.
It was banned because, in silhouette, the loud end resembled that of an M16. I sh*t yoy not.
That’s so BS, I’m really sick and tired of the “appearance” of a chosen firearm rendering it illegal or heavily restricted when it should be caliber, mag capacity & action type that are used to judge a firearms categorie, it’s also sad that SSAA just bend over to antis and enforce things outside of the law just to save face, SSAA are just (from a young shooters perspective) a bunch of old shooters whom don’t want to push fowards and challenge laws, hows that gone so far?
I get the “dont rock the boat” mentality, but that’s not wanted or needed in this day and age, for too long we’ve been at the whims of antis and more, the time to stand and fight is now, Antis know it, and it’s why there Running and hiding
How do SSAA ever expect to be able to argue on behalf of shooters when they kneel for antis requests for things outside of the requirements of the law.