United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- While we place a lot of the focus on defending against laws that target firearms, anti-Second Amendment extremists also target ammunition. In a way, this ammunition control can be worse – because those who exercise their Second Amendment rights need to purchase ammunition.
Now, those who exercise their Second Amendment rights will buy ammunition for any number of reasons: Actual use for personal protection or hunting, training and practice to ensure familiarity with the firearms that they might own, and even storing some for emergencies. These days, getting ammo is pretty easy, all things considered. In most states, you can either order online or pick it up at a local FFL.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wants to change that, proposing S 1924, Jaime’s Law. A companion version, HR 1705, was introduced in the House by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz. This legislation would place background checks on any and all ammunition sales. It was also, like a number of anti-Second Amendment proposals, is also named for someone who was a victim of someone’s misuse of firearms, in this case Jaime Guttenberg, who was killed in the Parkland shooting.
Those living in California know what messes that the background checks can cause for law-abiding citizens who simply want to exercise their constitutional rights. It has been a host of red tape that these people have to deal with. Lucky ones can go across state lines to stock up, but it is often a big problem for people like Olympian Kim Rhode.
This legislation is particularly maddening for Second Amendment supporters. We know just how badly the bumbling cowards of Broward County botched the numerous chances they had to stop the Parkland shooting from happening at all. In fact, Scott Israel was rightly removed as Broward County Sheriff by Ron DeSantis. He’s trying to get his old job back – and hopefully, that run fails.
But Second Amendment supporters also know how the FBI fumbled at least one opportunity to stop it. Yet Blumenthal and Wasserman Schultz are instead punishing millions of Americans for this shooting – for a crime they did not commit. This is a clear example of an injustice being inflicted – and for what? It’s not about making the country safer.
The fact of the matter is that existing laws provide an opening to deal with prohibited persons who have even one round of ammunition in their possession. Second Amendment supporters need to contact their Senators and Representative and politely urge them to oppose S 1924 and HR 1705.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.
California does have a systematic plan to eliminate anything firearms. Ammunition is just one of many. Background checks, interstate commerce restrictions are used to limit the sources and suppliers. A national shortage exponentially affects California. This problem can be seen with California Air Resources Board (CARB) gasoline and diesel, which has the same effects of creating instant shortages should a supply chain become interrupted. What good is the hardware without the ammunition? Legislative vipers know this. Socialist agendas is why a shortage of anything can exist. An unarmed society is easier to control.
HR 1705, was introduced in the House by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
that’s all I needed to read about this law. SHE is one of the more rabid and corrupt congresscritters out there. If SHE supports it it needs to be dumped.
Here is my suggestion/demand, REPEAL / REMOVE / TRASH / DISPOSE ALL of the over 25,000 INFRINGEMENT “laws” which INFRINGE upon the Second Amendment and the LAW ABIDING American CITIZENS all across America.
Those COMMUNISTS, by whatever name they call themselves, which advance these INFRINGING UNLAWFUL INFRINGEMENTS need to be FINED and IMMEDIATELY EXPELLED from ALL Public Offices for ABRIDGING and NEGATING their OATH OF OFFICE.
@Harold – You mentioned the “lucky” Californian who can cross state lines to stock up. In case you are not aware, individuals importing ammunition into California is a crime. Those “lucky” individuals should consider themselves lucky when they “get away” with it.
What sick lives we live when shopping for basic supplies resembles working with the French existence in WW2. Still think trumps wall should have run along east side of California and included SAMs to prevent overflight.
I am done with polite Harold.The more appropriate action at this stage of the game is to remind these raccoons that they are the ones who are in desperate need of your vote. As of today we have 52 days till the election.Demand every one of your candidates put the pressure on Trump to do an EO for National Reciprocity. Tell them if it doesn’t happen before the election you’re staying home and letting the shtf. Because you know there are enough Patriots in this country to put things right again.
“Punishing Americans for a mass shooting that they did not commit.”
I thought that Harold was going to talk about Trump and his bumpstock directive. My bad.