Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Gun Ammo requirement; Complete anger management classes first

From Fox News reported this interesting twist that mirrors similar restrictive laws that have basically done away with abortion in some states. And I love it:
A Florida legislator wants anyone trying to buy ammunition to complete an anger management program first, in what critics say is the latest example of local lawmakers reaching for constitutionally-dubious solutions to the problem of gun violence.
I’m sorry but this is not “constitutionally-dubious,” and does nothing to affect the Second Amendments right to bare arms.
The bill filed Saturday by state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, would require a three-day waiting period for the sale of any firearm and the sale of ammunition to anyone who has not completed anger management courses. The proposal would require ammo buyers to take the anger management courses every 10 years. “This is not about guns," Gibson said. "This is about ammunition and not only for the safety of the general community, but also for the safety of law enforcement.” Gibson said she’s concerned with citizens stockpiling ammunition, potentially creating dangerous situations should those individuals ever come in contact with law enforcement agencies or criminals. “It’s a step, I think, in a safer direction. It’s about getting people to think before they buy.”
That sounds so reasonable. But Republicans don’t get the connection with their own attempt to ban abortions. And, it has nothing to do with violating the Constitution.  
Critics of the bill, however, derided the legislation as “absolutely ridiculous” and suggested that Gibson take a course on the U.S. Constitution. “When I first saw it, I thought it had to be a joke,” said Sean Caranna, executive director of Florida Carry. “They’re trying to say that anyone who owns a gun or shoots a gun or has ammunition for it needs counseling and obviously has some anger problems.”
Yes, that’s exactly was its saying. Like ridiculous abortion restrictions, Democrats derided Republicans for not focusing in on jobs.
Caranna said he was disappointed that Gibson wasted her time on the bill instead of focusing on other issues like jobs or the state’s rate of foreclosures, which is the highest in the nation.

Jon Gutmacher, an Orlando attorney and author of “Florida Firearms: Law, Use & Ownership,” told FoxNews.com that the bill would almost certainly be found to be unconstitutional based on prior restraint. “It has no reasonable relationship to anything,” he said. “There has to be a reasonable basis to believe that a person had a substantial anger problem that could cause public harm.” Gutmacher said he found the bill to be an “insult” to any gun owner in the Sunshine State.

“It’s absurd on its face,” he continued. “And anyone who proposes that legislation is in my mind unfit for the legislature because it shows a basic problem with their thinking process, aside from their lack of understanding of what the Constitution is all about. That’s the kind of bill that doesn’t even get past committee.”
And when it comes to bizarre abortion restrictions?…ditto. 

1 comment:

  1. This is a great story:

    New York National Rifle Association official barred from carrying a gun

    An order of protection stemming from a domestic disturbance at his Long Island home in 2010 prevents Richard D’Alauro, the NRA’s field representative for the city and its suburbs, from carrying the weapons. 'Years of domestic violence' make his former wife fear his ability to acquire guns again in the future.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/fight-wife-bars-nra-official-carrying-guns-article-1.1281540

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