The latest gun control law in Connecticut has crossed a very frightening line. A standoff has been created between the government and tens of thousands of gun owners now considered felons. It marks the beginning of an Orwellian new phase. Gun owners saw it coming as evidenced by their recent adoption in recent years of the defiant expression molon labe." The phrase originated from Spartan General-King Leonidas who reportedly responded with Come and get them!" to Persian Emperor Xerxes demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans fought valiantly but were ultimately defeated. With the prequel to the Hollywood bestselling movie 300 just released last week Americans are now even more aware of the phrase.
Until now gun control laws hadnt mandated the confiscation of weapons; generally banned guns were grandfathered in under previous laws so their current owners could continue to legally own them. The Connecticut law changes all that. Passed last year in response to the Sandy Hook shooting SB 1160 bans so-called assault weapons" - certain rifles more recently known as AR-15s that have been singled out based on purely cosmetic criteria - and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The firearms have been banned based on how scary" they look not their actual usage in crimes. According to a study from the BATF that came out a few years ago none of the top 10 guns used in crimes in the U.S. were so-called assault weapons; they were all pistols or revolvers. In fact the #5 gun used in crimes was a shotgun which Vice President Joe Biden advised Americans last year to use for self-defense.
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The latest gun control law in Connecticut has crossed a very frightening line. A standoff has been created between the government and tens of thousands of gun owners now considered felons. It marks the beginning of an Orwellian new phase. Gun owners saw it coming as evidenced by their recent adoption in recent years of the defiant expression molon labe." The phrase originated from Spartan General-King Leonidas who reportedly responded with Come and get them!" to Persian Emperor Xerxes demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans fought valiantly but were ultimately defeated. With the prequel to the Hollywood bestselling movie 300 just released last week Americans are now even more aware of the phrase.
Until now gun control laws hadnt mandated the confiscation of weapons; generally banned guns were grandfathered in under previous laws so their current owners could continue to legally own them. The Connecticut law changes all that. Passed last year in response to the Sandy Hook shooting SB 1160 bans so-called assault weapons" - certain rifles more recently known as AR-15s that have been singled out based on purely cosmetic criteria - and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The firearms have been banned based on how scary" they look not their actual usage in crimes. According to a study from the BATF that came out a few years ago none of the top 10 guns used in crimes in the U.S. were so-called assault weapons; they were all pistols or revolvers. In fact the #5 gun used in crimes was a shotgun which Vice President Joe Biden advised Americans last year to use for self-defense.
Read the rest of the article at Townhall