I'm sure traps happen, but this story is probably typical of gun control. Nobody pounded on that vet's door to take his magazines, the state just made them illegal and waited. Probably like other cases, the magazines were discovered as part of a far lesser suspicion, using New York's definition. The felony magazines aren't a mass problem, they are isolated prosecutions.
Which means it's probably true I won't give up my guns until they pry my cold, dead hands off of them. Nobody is going to stage a mass confiscation. They aren't going to pry everybody's cold, dead hands off all their guns, just one citizen at a time.
When confiscatory laws are passed, we all have to be patient and wait our turn.
Oh, and note to political missionaries from needlessly authoritarian states - the ACLU warns Texas is not a nice place. Just looking out for your best interests.
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Re: NY Army Veteran Charged With Illegal Pistol Magazines, Faces 21 Years In Prison
I want to write letters and demand the state of New York wake up, that a little sheetmetal container with a spring doesn't become a threat when the 11th round slides in. After all, I'd say, in Texas you routinely encounter people who would be guilty of felony magazine possession in New York or California. You generally don't know it, it's just a part of the landscape nobody cares about.
But then I consider our legislature's reluctance to open new turf for lawful carry and the resistance against unlicensed carry. It doesn't matter other states have no problems.
I guess the grass burrs are always nastier on our side of the fence.
We should all do what we can in our individual lives to lead by example. Starting today, make sure everyone you encounter is in the presence of New York felonies, a grin, and a kind word well taken from a stranger.
And pray New York comes to its senses in time to save that vet.
But then I consider our legislature's reluctance to open new turf for lawful carry and the resistance against unlicensed carry. It doesn't matter other states have no problems.
I guess the grass burrs are always nastier on our side of the fence.
We should all do what we can in our individual lives to lead by example. Starting today, make sure everyone you encounter is in the presence of New York felonies, a grin, and a kind word well taken from a stranger.
And pray New York comes to its senses in time to save that vet.