Attorneys general from 16 states called the ban on assault weapons unconstitutional: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
“‘According to estimates by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there are at least 100 million semiautomatic handguns in the United States, the vast majority of which are lawfully possessed by law-abiding Americans exercising their God-given right of self-defense,’ the letter [from the attorneys general to Biden] explained. ‘A semi-automatic pistol is the self-defense weapon of choice for the overwhelming majority of law-abiding gun owners.’”
“‘Moreover, Americans possess an estimated 45 million lawfully owned semiautomatic rifles in the United States,’ the attorneys continued. ‘Thus, when Americans hear that you plan to come after our so-called ‘assault weapons’ we brace ourselves for an attack on ordinary, safe, and highly effective weapons commonly used for self and home defense by over 100 million Americans.’”
By my calculations, that would be close to 1/3.
“‘According to estimates by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there are at least 100 million semiautomatic handguns in the United States, the vast majority of which are lawfully possessed by law-abiding Americans exercising their God-given right of self-defense,’ the letter [from the attorneys general to Biden] explained. ‘A semi-automatic pistol is the self-defense weapon of choice for the overwhelming majority of law-abiding gun owners.’”
“‘Moreover, Americans possess an estimated 45 million lawfully owned semiautomatic rifles in the United States,’ the attorneys continued. ‘Thus, when Americans hear that you plan to come after our so-called ‘assault weapons’ we brace ourselves for an attack on ordinary, safe, and highly effective weapons commonly used for self and home defense by over 100 million Americans.’”
By my calculations, that would be close to 1/3.
Scene of the O.K. Corral gunfight and birthplace of my grandmother, Louise Perkins, 1890
Tombstone, Arizona in 1881 photographed by C. S. Fly. An ore wagon at the center of the image is pulled by 15 or 16 mules leaving town for one of the mines or on the way to a mill. The town had a population of about 4,000 that year with 600 dwellings and two church buildings. There were 650 men working in the nearby mines. The Tough Nut hoisting works are in the right foreground. The firehouse is behind the ore wagons, with the Russ House hotel just to the left of it. The dark, tall building above the Russ House is the Grand Hotel, and the top of Schieffelin Hall is visible to the right.
Tombstone, Arizona in 1881 photographed by C. S. Fly. An ore wagon at the center of the image is pulled by 15 or 16 mules leaving town for one of the mines or on the way to a mill. The town had a population of about 4,000 that year with 600 dwellings and two church buildings. There were 650 men working in the nearby mines. The Tough Nut hoisting works are in the right foreground. The firehouse is behind the ore wagons, with the Russ House hotel just to the left of it. The dark, tall building above the Russ House is the Grand Hotel, and the top of Schieffelin Hall is visible to the right.
Composer William M. Backer, Singer Jimmy Blaine...What a coincidence that magnum means "great" in Latin, and the 357 and 44 are Magnums, powerful enough to take down a whitetail or black bear.
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