Guns and Gun Control Laws
When I turned 18
years old, I was living in Brooklyn, NY.
First thing I did was go out and get my license
to own rifles/shotguns. Second
thing I did was run out and buy a nice new AK. (This was about 1985). Each gun I bought was registered with
the NYC Firearms Control Section (think about those three words for a
minute). Over the next year, I also
acquired a Mini-14, HK 93 and AR-15 … all duly registered.
Flash forward a couple years …
I've gone to college and am living in the great state of Montana. My brother, still living in NYC,
forwards me some mail from the NYPD.
It says 'our records show you own these assault weapons … turn
them in or get them out of the city.
Send us proof you no longer have them'.
I, being freshly filled with
Montana-ness and not in the mood for any bureaucratic gestapo
mandates, write them back a letter saying, "You want 'em? Come and get 'em."
A few months go by…
My brother calls and says, "Hey,
remember the guy we sold the house to?
Half a dozen cops showed up on the porch the other day looking for your
guns."
Moral of the story:
Next time someone says, "registration does not lead to confiscation", you
give 'em my email address and tell them to write me.
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