Looks like a certain win for the Feds. They can declare something illegal even if it was properly manufactured and purchased. Ambiguities such as this only play to the prosecution.
Make no mistake. The elites do not want us to be citizens. They want us to be subjects - which is functionally equivalent to serfs and/or slaves. And they want us to accept that status willingly. The sad thing is that so many already HAVE accepted subject status. We who desire to be free citizens are increasingly the anomalies, the odd-balls.
Can it be long before they either complete the transformation or trigger revolution? Can it?
I am 60 years old today. It has been 241 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. Anybody care to risk serious money the Republic will see its Sestercentennial (250th anniversary)? I would not.
Generally speaking, ex post facto penal laws are seen as a violation of the rule of law as it applies in a free and democratic society. Most common law jurisdictions do not permit retroactive criminal legislation, though new precedent generally applies to events that occurred prior to the judicial decision. Ex post facto laws are expressly forbidden by the United States Constitution. In some nations that follow the Westminster system of government, such as the United Kingdom, ex post facto laws are technically possible as the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy allows Parliament to pass any law it wishes. However, in a nation with an entrenched bill of rights or a written constitution, ex post facto legislation may be prohibited.
On my Glock 22, my Uzi Eagle and my wife's Sig P232 the serial numbers are on the frame. On my Rem 597 and FNAR the serial numbers are stamped on the receiver.
But on the AR-15 family, it's on the lower? Curious.
BTW, I looked up some of those .50 BMG conversions. One is around $1.300. Even if you bought an AR-15 (or clone?) just for that purpose, you could still wind up with a weapon capable of firing .50 BMG for less than a purpose built rifle. Unfortunately, I don't have a spare 3 grand lying around. {sigh}
Since they say that a shoestring and a rubber band is a machine gun, they can tell us anything, enforce it by killing or imprisoning the "perpetrator", and get away with it.
Anon @ 5:35 PM on August 2, 2011 wrote of ex post facto LAWS. But these aren't "laws" per se. They are regulations. And besides, the current administration has amply demonstrated its opinion of and respect for the "rule of law". Progressives are all for "rule of law" when it suits their purposes. They are equally able to completely ignore the rule of law when THAT suits them.
While they will prattle endlessly of the "rule of law" when they are applying it to their political enemies, they will do whatever they choose if it suits their purposes.
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The Ruger MK series of .22 pistols
have always had the serial # on the "upper"- not the Frame--
Just to further confuse the issue....
Looks like a certain win for the Feds. They can declare something illegal even if it was properly manufactured and purchased. Ambiguities such as this only play to the prosecution.
Make no mistake. The elites do not want us to be citizens. They want us to be subjects - which is functionally equivalent to serfs and/or slaves. And they want us to accept that status willingly. The sad thing is that so many already HAVE accepted subject status. We who desire to be free citizens are increasingly the anomalies, the odd-balls.
Can it be long before they either complete the transformation or trigger revolution? Can it?
I am 60 years old today. It has been 241 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. Anybody care to risk serious money the Republic will see its Sestercentennial (250th anniversary)? I would not.
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Generally speaking, ex post facto penal laws are seen as a violation of the rule of law as it applies in a free and democratic society. Most common law jurisdictions do not permit retroactive criminal legislation, though new precedent generally applies to events that occurred prior to the judicial decision. Ex post facto laws are expressly forbidden by the United States Constitution. In some nations that follow the Westminster system of government, such as the United Kingdom, ex post facto laws are technically possible as the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy allows Parliament to pass any law it wishes. However, in a nation with an entrenched bill of rights or a written constitution, ex post facto legislation may be prohibited.
On my Glock 22, my Uzi Eagle and my wife's Sig P232 the serial numbers are on the frame. On my Rem 597 and FNAR the serial numbers are stamped on the receiver.
But on the AR-15 family, it's on the lower? Curious.
BTW, I looked up some of those .50 BMG conversions. One is around $1.300. Even if you bought an AR-15 (or clone?) just for that purpose, you could still wind up with a weapon capable of firing .50 BMG for less than a purpose built rifle. Unfortunately, I don't have a spare 3 grand lying around. {sigh}
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If it has a shoulder thing that goes up, it's a firearm.
Who cares? We're 'supposedly' the III percent....and we're not following any additional gun laws, right? Or is that just talk?
Let them ban whatever they want....when they come for it....give them the ammo first.
Face it....if you own firearms, you're the enemy. ACT LIKE IT.
Sean
While it may very well be ex post facto law....it still happens in the US and it can still be deemed legal by our corrupt court system.
See: http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2259268
for an example.
Sean
Since they say that a shoestring and a rubber band is a machine gun, they can tell us anything, enforce it by killing or imprisoning the "perpetrator", and get away with it.
Anon @ 5:35 PM on August 2, 2011 wrote of ex post facto LAWS. But these aren't "laws" per se. They are regulations. And besides, the current administration has amply demonstrated its opinion of and respect for the "rule of law". Progressives are all for "rule of law" when it suits their purposes. They are equally able to completely ignore the rule of law when THAT suits them.
While they will prattle endlessly of the "rule of law" when they are applying it to their political enemies, they will do whatever they choose if it suits their purposes.
To-Do List:
Pray
Vote
Stockpile essential supplies
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